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Cranford Police Department
Thursday September 23rd, 2021 :: 05:15 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:00PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, Wayne, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Linden, Orange, West Milford, Summit, Millburn, Harrison, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Caldwell, Hawthorne, Clark, Bloomingdale and Fairfield.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ESSEX, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Cranford Police Department
8 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-272-2222

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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