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Insane radar surrounding me. Intense lightning show to my northeast.  Heavy stuff approaching me in se Bergen County. 

Partly cloudy, sun is warming up area.  83 degrees in Dumont, nj. 

Sun is breaking through and getting warm again in hackensack, nj. 

4 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

Like I said in the NW thread, I don't recall ever seeing a request for so many UTV for a call that's not a brushfire.

Flooding? 

19 minutes ago, wishcast_hater said:

We know how that worked out for the Knicks and expecting the same results this year.   LGR

Well Knicks lost in 7 against Houston.  Let's hope they can overcome their championship drought. Would be insane if they both win this year! 

1 hour ago, psv88 said:

Was insane. Nothing better than playoff basketball at the Garden. 

And playoff hockey! 

Reminds me if 93/94 when Knicks and Rangers were winning! 

That cell really held together moving northeast over nenj.  Lightning show was just intense. 

Crazy lightning show west of me over Passaic and Morris County. Im in se Bergen County. 

Drying up as it approaches southeast Bergen county. 

29 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Spring is now in full bloom at the New York Botanical Garden. Some photos from this morning:

Beautiful! 

Thermometer showing 84 degrees here in union County, nj.  Gorgeous outside. 

Felt here in little ferry.  House was making very bad noises!  Cats are still freaked out. 

Lightning strike by me a few moments ago. Winds are intense. 

Had maybe 1.5" in little ferry, nj before rain and sleet mixed in. Rained for a bit this morning tte more sleet before going back to snow.  Been on and off flurries since mid afternoon. 

32 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Are you where they had all that flooding?  So sorry man, I saw pictures and videos out of the area and people were driving around in boats.

I live a few towns over and it flooded down the block and is flooding right now with tte high tides on the hackensack river. 

Any rainfall totals posted yet for our area?  

And speaking if flowers, I do have violias blooming. 

1 hour ago, NJwx85 said:

After Irene FEMA finally came in and moved people out of the hardest hit areas. It's not as easy as it sounds. People are stubborn and don't want to leave. It's not just homes that are hit hard. The Pompton and Passaic rivers both impact highways and businesses. Rt 23 is now shutdown in both directions in Pequannock Township. If you're not familiar with the area you wouldn't know but this is the major artery that connects Rt 80/46 with I-287 and points North and West.

New milford, nj has this issue near the hackensack and reservoir.  Only a few people took buyout, those houses knocked down.  Others raised their houses but most stayed and still flood. 

Winds have died down quiet a bit in se Bergen County.  Bergen bubble pushed it away lol

Oradell reservoir one hour away from spilling over.  Still lots of rain to come too.  

Starting to remind me of Ida outside with the wind driven rains, constant flashes of transformers lighting up the skies and non-stop fire truck sirens. 

Wind is driving tte rain in the cracks of my old bricks and morter and basement windows.  Hoping it flows to the sump pump. 

Had more accumulating snow at 11am then sll of last night and yesterday afternoon.  Rained from dinner time till almost midnight. 

Figures the first potential for accumulating snow is 2 days after my shoulder surgery and I can't go out to clear it or have fun in it.  :/

26 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Do they ever think about damming up these rivers or is that a total no go? It's needed in NJ too

Damming isn't a solution.  Someone will end up getting flooded way worse.  The problem is over developement and paving over every inch of permiable ground.  These rivers rose and flooded long before we lived here and will do so after we're gone.  Is it worse now, no doubt. But there's no stopping mother nature. 

Any rainfall totals yet?  My gauge tipped over.