THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 215 PM EDT... * AT 1217 PM EDT...AN AREA OF SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS DRIFTING NE THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1/2 INCH IN 15 MINUTES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. IN ADDITION...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL FLOOD QUICKLY...POSSIBLY COVERING ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
More flood advisories for parts of New Jersey
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