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Garwood Police Department
Tuesday August 6th, 2024 :: 05:26 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 08:30PM Tuesday

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union.

* WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Passaic, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Orange, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn, Rutherford, Harrison, Caldwell, Kearny, Clark, Union, Clifton, East Orange, Irvington, West Orange, Montclair and Belleville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Garwood Police Department
403 South Ave
Garwood, NJ 07027

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-789-1500

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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

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