Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Upton, NY

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
909 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 1215 AM EDT.

* At 909 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in
  1 hour. 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, Wayne, Caldwell, Hawthorne, Fairfield, Little Falls,
  Verona, Cedar Grove, Woodland Park, Totowa, West Caldwell, North
  Haledon, Haledon, North Caldwell, Prospect Park and Roseland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4090 7428 4090 7427 4091 7427 4093 7429
      4098 7416 4096 7414 4093 7414 4092 7413
      4090 7413 4089 7413 4079 7430 4082 7434
      4084 7433 4085 7433 4086 7432 4087 7434
      4090 7433 4091 7430

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JP