Flood Advisory until 05:00PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following county, Bergen. Portions of southeast New York, including the following counties, Rockland and Westchester.
* WHEN...Until 500 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 254 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hackensack, New City, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Nanuet, Haverstraw, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Nyack, Tappan, Englewood, Pearl River, Oradell, Norwood, Orangeburg, Upper Nyack, Teterboro, Teaneck and Fair Lawn. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... 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
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