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Flash Flood Warning issued July 31 at 2:29PM EDT until July 31 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Description

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Orange,
Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Lyndhurst, Millburn, Rutherford,
Secaucus, Harrison, Caldwell, Kearny, Hawthorne, Oradell,
Fairfield and Teterboro.

Instructions

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

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