Flash Flood Warning for Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ +4 more

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Southern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 800 AM EDT. * At 612 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 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 will experience flash flooding include... Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Hoboken, Plainfield, Linden, Orange, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn, Secaucus, Harrison, Todt Hill, Huguenot, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, SoHo, Port Richmond, Kearny and Brooklyn Heights.