Weather Alerts for E. Essex County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
E. ESSEX COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Western Passaic - Eastern Passaic - Hudson - Western Bergen - Eastern Bergen - Western Essex - Eastern Essex - Western Union - Eastern Union - New York (Manhattan) - Bronx - Richmond (Staten Is.) - Kings (Brooklyn) - Northern Queens - Southern Queens
Effective: Mon, 6/22 2:07am Updated: Mon, 6/22 1:45pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Mon, 6/22 5:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following
areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern
Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and
Western Union and southeast New York, including the following
areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern
Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) and Southern Queens.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and potential thunderstorms with high amounts of
moisture are expected to move through the area this afternoon
and tonight. These showers will have the potential to produce
up to around 2 inches of rainfall per hour. These rates could
result in flash flooding mainly over urban and poor drainage
areas, but may also cause smaller stream and creeks to flood.
Most spots likely see 1 to 2 inches in total for the
afternoon and night, but locally up to 3 inches cannot be
ruled out.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.