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Township of Washington
Sunday July 16th, 2023 :: 06:37 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 09:45AM

* 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 and Passaic. In southeast New York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.

* WHEN...Until 945 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 636 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to training thunderstorms. Minor flooding is expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area through 900am. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, New City, Paramus, Ossining, Ridgewood, Peekskill, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey, Haverstraw, Suffern, Mahopac, Lake Carmel, Nyack, West Point, Tappan, Sloatsburg and Cold Spring. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... ORANGE, NY ... PUTNAM, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Township of Washington
350 Hudson Ave
Township of Washington, NJ 07676

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-664-4404

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known 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 Advisory

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