Full Notification

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Western Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 330 AM EDT.

* At 1225 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.25 inches of rain has already fallen in parts of western Passaic County. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Total rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches is possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that could experience flash flooding include... Monsey, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Sloatsburg, Bloomingdale, Pomona, Spring Valley, Wyckoff, Stony Point, Oakland, Wanaque, Franklin Lakes, Airmont, Upper Saddle River, Chestnut Ridge, Hillcrest, New Square and Mount Ivy.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... PASSAIC, NJ ... ROCKLAND, NY

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.