Flood Advisory until 01:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following county, Bergen and southeast New York, including the following county, Rockland.
* WHEN...Until 100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...River or stream flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 944 PM EDT, Gauge reports indicated heavy rain has resulted in elevated levels along the Hackensack River. Minor flooding is expected. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Losen Slofe, Tenakill Brook, Cresskill Brook, Sparkill Creek, Overpeck Creek, Herring Brook, Mill Creek, Cherry Brook, Hudson River, Hackensack River and Hirshfeld Brook. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hackensack, Bergenfield, Nanuet, Tappan, Fort Lee, Englewood, Pearl River, Oradell, Norwood, Orangeburg, Teaneck, Dumont, New Milford, River Edge, Westwood, River Vale, Leonia, Cresskill, Closter and Bogota. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ROCKLAND, NY
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Hackensack Office of Emergency Management
205 State St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-518-9100
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