Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 3:33PM EDT until August 27 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Description

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 333 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Elizabeth, Bayonne, Plainfield, Linden, Summit, Millburn, Caldwell,
Port Richmond, Clark, Fairfield, Union, West Orange, Westfield,
Livingston, Rahway, Maplewood, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside
and Roselle.

Instructions

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

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