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Flash Flood Warning for Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Passaic, NJ +2 more

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Northern Westchester County in...

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

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Central Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 230 PM EDT. * At 1212 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen recently this morning. 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. 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... Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, Bloomfield, Hackensack, New City, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Monsey, Rutherford, Nanuet, Ramsey, Haverstraw, Pompton Lakes, Ridgefield, Suffern, Caldwell, Nyack and Tappan.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 12:12PM EDT until August 3 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Upton NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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