Flash Flood Warning for Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Union, NJ +1 more

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 333 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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... Elizabeth, Bayonne, Plainfield, Linden, Summit, Millburn, Caldwell, Port Richmond, Clark, Fairfield, Union, West Orange, Westfield, Livingston, Rahway, Maplewood, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside and Roselle.