Flood Advisory until 10:00PM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen and Passaic.
* WHEN...Until 1000 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. River or stream flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 800 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Rapid river rises will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paterson, Hackensack, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Ramsey, Pompton Lakes, Hawthorne, Oradell, Norwood, Teterboro, Teaneck, Fair Lawn, Garfield, Lodi, Elmwood Park, Dumont, Wyckoff, New Milford and Saddle Brook. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Township of Washington
350 Hudson Ave
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-664-4404
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