Flood Warning Just Issued for Northern Passaic County in NJ

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
638 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

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ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY-PASSAIC NJ-
638 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT

* AT 624 PM EDT A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF 3/4 TO 1 1/4 INCHES PER HOUR WAS LIFTING NORTH NORTHEAST FROM
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATES THAT 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AS WELL AS LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS ACROSS THIS EVENING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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LAT...LON 4150 7474 4151 7448 4164 7427 4160 7421
4159 7396 4145 7398 4150 7392 4152 7369
4133 7390 4132 7398 4128 7396 4110 7415
4112 7422 4097 7429 4104 7444 4103 7450
4108 7451 4119 7438 4134 7469 4143 7476

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