Full Notification

National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch For Bergen County From 4:00 p.m. Today Through 1:00 a.m. Tomorrow, Wind Advisory is in effect until 11:00 a.m. Tomorrow  

Fair Lawn Emergency Management is continuing to monitor this rain event that will affect our area through Thursday evening. The heaviest rain will occur this afternoon through tonight (3pm-11pm). Total rainfall is expected to be around 2 -3 inches for the entire event. Approximately 1.5 inches of rain has fallen already and we expect approximately another 1.5 inches of rain to fall by tomorrow evening.  

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: Wednesday, Apr 3 – 4:28pm; Thursday, Apr 4 – 4:52am  

Saddle River at Lodi is expected to crest Thursday, at 0200 hours, at 5.4 ft  

Winds will be 10-20 mph, with gusts to 35 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