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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
638 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

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...
  Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 638 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 
  1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Linden, Orange, 
  Paramus, Ridgewood, Summit, Millburn, Nanuet, Ramsey, Pompton 
  Lakes, Caldwell, Tappan, Hawthorne, Pearl River, Clark and Oradell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4076 7438 4086 7432 4087 7434 4091 7433
      4090 7428 4091 7427 4093 7429 4097 7428
      4100 7430 4112 7404 4101 7393 4083 7413
      4060 7424 4060 7446 4062 7443 4066 7440
      4066 7445 4067 7446 4075 7436

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

$$

JM