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Flash Flood Warning for Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Passaic, NJ

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Bergen, Essex, Passaic
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What is happening

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... * Until 800 AM EDT. * At 620 AM EDT, While the heaviest rainfall has...

What the bulletin says to do

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

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Bulletin details

FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... * Until 800 AM EDT. * At 620 AM EDT, While the heaviest rainfall has moved out of the area, many area rivers and streams are running high and some roadway flooding will take time to recede. Additional showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop this morning. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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, Wayne, Paramus, West Milford, Ridgewood, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Caldwell, Hawthorne, Bloomingdale, Fairfield, Upper Greenwood Lake, Clifton, West Orange, Montclair, Fair Lawn, Livingston, Elmwood Park and Wyckoff.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 6:20AM EDT until August 3 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 3:20AM EDT until August 3 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

    Official revision

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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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