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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
742 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
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BERGEN NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-PASSAIC NJ-
742 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EDT THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON AND EASTERN PASSAIC
COUNTIES...
AT 742 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT
HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2.5
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 1 TO 2
INCHES IN 1 HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
PATERSON, PASSAIC, WAYNE, BLOOMFIELD, ORANGE, PARAMUS, LYNDHURST,
RUTHERFORD, CALDWELL, KEARNY, HAWTHORNE, FAIRFIELD, CLIFTON, EAST
ORANGE, WEST ORANGE, MONTCLAIR, BELLEVILLE, FAIR LAWN, GARFIELD AND
LIVINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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.
IF YOU ARE IN A BASEMENT, BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER FLOOR.
LAT...LON 4095 7406 4075 7409 4077 7436 4080 7436
4082 7433 4085 7433 4086 7432 4087 7434
4091 7433 4091 7430 4090 7428 4090 7427
4092 7427 4092 7428 4093 7429 4094 7428
4097 7428
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
DBR
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