Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
912 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
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Bergen NJ-Essex NJ-Hudson NJ-Passaic NJ-Union NJ-Orange NY-Richmond
(Staten Island) NY-Rockland NY-Westchester NY-
912 PM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York,
including the following counties, in northeast New Jersey, Bergen,
Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union. In southeast New York, Orange,
Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland and Westchester.
* WHEN...Until 1215 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. It
will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 912 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
heavy rain and thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5
inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible
in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Passaic, Wayne, Hoboken,
Plainfield, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Linden, New City, Orange,
Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn,
Monsey and Rutherford.