Flood Advisory until 02:30PM 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Essex and Union.
* WHEN...Until 230 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban areas is likely.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 108 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Elizabeth, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Linden, Orange, Summit, Millburn, Caldwell, Clark, Fairfield, Union, East Orange, Irvington, West Orange, Montclair, Belleville, Westfield, Livingston and Nutley. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: ESSEX, NJ ... UNION, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
Garwood Police Department
403 South Ave
Garwood, NJ 07027
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-789-1500
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GARWOOD followed by your message, to 888777
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
