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Ridgefield Police Department
Saturday July 11th, 2020 :: 03:28 p.m. EDT

Advisory

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM FOR BERGEN COUNTY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR HUDSON, BERGEN AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES...

At 252 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Newark, Jersey City, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Bergenfield, Paramus,
Ridgewood, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Harrison, Ridgefield,
Orange, Union City and Kearny.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. 128

Address/Location
Ridgefield Police Department
604 Broad Ave
Ridgefield, NJ 07657

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-943-5210

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