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Flash Flood Warning for Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Union, NJ +2 more

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Richmond (Staten...

What the bulletin says to do

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. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 145 AM EDT. * At 1215 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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, Linden, Secaucus, Harrison, Todt Hill, Huguenot, Union City, Port Richmond, Kearny, Tottenville, Tompkinsville, Oakwood, Battery Park, North Bergen, Annadale and West New York.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 29 at 12:15AM EDT until July 29 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

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  2. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 28 at 11:53PM EDT until July 29 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

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  3. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 28 at 10:55PM EDT until July 29 at 12:45AM 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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