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Cranford Police Department
Wednesday December 11th, 2024 :: 05:27 p.m. EST

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 07:30PM Wednesday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following county, Fairfield, northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union, and southeast New York, including the following counties, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland and Westchester.

* WHEN...Until 730 PM EST.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 525 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated a band of heavy rain moving into the NYC metro. Minor flooding is expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Yonkers, Paterson, Elizabeth, Stamford, Flatbush, New Rochelle, Flushing, Passaic, Bayonne, White Plains, Wayne, Mott Haven, Hoboken, Plainfield, Bloomfield, East Tremont and Hackensack. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, CT ... BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... UNION, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... KINGS, NY ... NASSAU, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... QUEENS, 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
Cranford Police Department
8 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-272-2222

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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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