Alert Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union and southeast New York, including the following county, Richmond (Staten Island). * WHEN...Until 630 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 325 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 rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Elizabeth, Passaic, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Linden, Orange, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn, Rutherford, Harrison, Caldwell, Huguenot, Port Richmond, Kearny, Tottenville, Clark and Fairfield. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood