Record Flooding at Ramapo River at Mahwah

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1048 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH...

HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE HAS CAUSED THE RAMAPO
RIVER AT MAHWAH NJ TO REACH MAJOR FLOODING. THE RAMAPO RIVER AT
MAHWAH IS EXPECTED TO CREST THIS AFTERNOON AT 15 FEET...THEN FALL
BELOW ITS BANKS LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER
RADIO.

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1048 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR
SEVERITY...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR
SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER AT
MAHWAH
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* AT 10 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.1 FEET
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.4 FEET ON APR 5 1984.

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