Weather Alert Watch
Minor Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory for Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ +6 more

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union and southeast New York,...

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Official alert brief

WHAT

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

WHERE

Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union and southeast New York, including the following counties, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens and Richmond (Staten Island).

WHEN

Until 645 PM EDT.

IMPACTS

Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional localized rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area through 7pm. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Flushing, Bayonne, Mott Haven, Hoboken, Plainfield, Bloomfield, East Tremont, Linden, Orange, Coney Island, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn, Rutherford and Secaucus. This includes the following Event Locations... New York/New Jersey Stadium, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Sports Illustrated Stadium and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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