Flash Flood Warning until 08:00PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Orange County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated training thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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... West Milford, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Monroe, Warwick, Goshen, Sloatsburg, Bloomingdale, Chester, Greenwood Lake, Pomona, Florida, Harriman, Upper Greenwood Lake, Kiryas Joel, Stony Point, Oakland, Wanaque and Woodbury.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... ORANGE, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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.
Address/Location
Mahwah Township
475 Corporate Dr
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-529-1000
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