Advisory
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the following counties, in northeast New Jersey, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic. In southeast New York, Bronx, New York (Manhattan) and Westchester.
* WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and creeks. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1240 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Rainfall rates of 1 1/2 inch per hour have been estimated by radar and observed. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Yonkers, Paterson, New Rochelle, Passaic, White Plains, Mott Haven, Hoboken, Bloomfield, East Tremont, Hackensack, Orange, Bergenfield, Paramus, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Harrison, Ridgefield and Dobbs Ferry. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY
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Flood Advisory until 03:45PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the following counties, in northeast New Jersey, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic. In southeast New York, Bronx, New York (Manhattan) and Westchester.
* WHEN...Until 345 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and creeks. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1240 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Rainfall rates of 1 1/2 inch per hour have been estimated by radar and observed. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Yonkers, Paterson, New Rochelle, Passaic, White Plains, Mott Haven, Hoboken, Bloomfield, East Tremont, Hackensack, Orange, Bergenfield, Paramus, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Harrison, Ridgefield and Dobbs Ferry. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.128
Address/Location
Ridgefield Police Department
604 Broad Ave
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-943-5210