Full Notification

National Weather Services Issues Flood Watch For Bergen County from 8:00 a.m. Saturday Through 2:00 a.m. Sunday

Fair Lawn Emergency Management is monitoring a storm system that will affect our area, with rain, starting around midnight tonight and continuing through midnight tomorrow night. The heaviest rain will occur on Saturday afternoon (12pm -6pm). Total rainfall is expected to be around 2 -3 inches for the entire event. Runoff will result in minor to moderate 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. Minor tidal flooding is possible for this event.

Passaic River High Tide @ E. Rutherford: Saturday, Mar 23 – 8:40pm; Sunday, Mar24 – 8:52am

Saddle River at Lodi is expected to crest Saturday, at 0000 hours, at 5 ft

Winds will be 10-15 mph, with gusts to 30 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. 

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.