Flood Advisory until 08:00PM Friday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union and southeast New York, including the following counties, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland and Westchester.
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Overflowing poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 635 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Jersey City, Yonkers, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, Bayonne, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont, Hackensack, New City, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ossining, Ridgewood, Lyndhurst, Monsey, Rutherford and Nanuet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... RICHMOND, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY ... WESTCHESTER, 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