Sunday, September 22, 2013

Flood advisory for parts of New Jersey


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT...

* AT 1050 PM EDT...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER WESTERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WAS OVERSPREADING THE REGION. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 1 AM. RAINFALL RATES
OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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