Full Notification

National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch For Bergen County From 6:00 p.m. Today (Tuesday, January 9, 2024) Through 6:00 p.m. Tomorrow (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)
 
Fair Lawn Emergency Management is continuing to monitor a storm system that will affect our area, with rain, starting later this morning and continuing through tomorrow morning. The heaviest rain will occur between Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning (5pm -2am). Total rainfall is expected to be around 2 -3 inches for the entire event.
 
Excessive runoff, combined with snow melt, will result in moderate to major flash flooding of rivers, small creeks, streams, and other low lying and flood prone locations. Urban flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas is likely. This will be quicker than usual because the ground is already saturated and there will be significant snow melt with rising temperatures.
                                                 
Minor to Moderate tidal flooding is possible for this event. The Passaic River may see minor to moderate flooding during the high tide cycles.
 
Passaic River High Tide @ E. Rutherford: Tuesday, Jan 9 – 6:42pm
Wednesday, Jan 10 – 6:59am
Wednesday, Jan 10 – 7:29pm
 
Saddle River at Lodi is expected to crest Wednesday, at 1200 hours, at 8.1 feet.
 
Winds will be 15-25 mph, with gusts to 35-45 mph. Winds may cause down tree limbs, resulting in power outages.
 
If you experience a power outage, please call PSE&G directly at 1-800-436-7734.  Register for MyAlerts from PSE&G to report outages and receive text/email updates about the status of the power outage. Text "REG" to 4PSEG (47734). Report an outage by texting "OUT" to 4PSEG. Power outages and the power outage map can be found at https://outagecenter.pseg.com/external/default.html
 
Do not call the Police Department to report a power outage or to ask when power will be restored. 
 
Garbage Collection in Section 1 and Recycling Collection in Section 2 is still scheduled to be picked up tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, 2024.  However, please DO NOT put out your barrels until the morning, due to the forecasted winds.
 
Overnight parking has been suspended on January 9, 2024 into January 10, 2024.
 
Fair Lawn Community Center will be closing at 4:30 p.m. today, January 10, 2024 due to the forecasted weather.
 
Please be sure to take appropriate mitigation actions to protect flood prone properties. 
 
Fair Lawn Emergency Management will continue to monitor this weather event and will issue additional bulletins as necessary.
 
 

Instructions:

Stay Safe!