Flood Warning until 10:30PM
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Passaic River At Pine Brook.
* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Street flooding begins in Fairfield including Camp Lane Road. Two Bridges Road is closed going into Lincoln Park and Wayne. At 19.5 feet, Horseneck Road in Fairfield is subject to flooding and closures. At 20.0 feet, Eagle Rock Avenue in Roseland is subject to flooding. Camp Lane Road, River Edge Drive and Broadway Lane in Fairfield are flooded. Stewart Place is closed. At 20.5 feet, Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell floods. Matt Drive, Brook Street and Oak Road in Fairfield are flooded and subject to closures. At 21.0 feet, Widespread flooding in Fairfield, including Bloomfield Avenue. Residences between Route 80 and Route 46 flood. Route 46 East in Wayne is shut down. Commercial properties on Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell are flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 18.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 20.4 feet early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.4 feet on 01/29/1996. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: ESSEX, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ
Address/Location
Town of Boonton Police
100 Washington St
Boonton, NJ 07005
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-402-9371
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BOONTONPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning