Flash Flood Warning until 06:15PM
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... 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.
* 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
South Hackensack Police Department
227 Phillips Ave
South Hackensack, NJ 07606
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-440-0042
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