Flood Warning Just Issued for Northeast NJ

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
953 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

CTC001-NJC003-013-017-031-039-NYC071-079-087-119-080545-
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ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY-HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-
WESTCHESTER NY-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-FAIRFIELD CT-
953 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

* UNTIL 1245 AM EST

* AT 947 PM EST RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS
ALREADY RECEIVED WELL OVER AN INCH OR RAINFALL...WITH A FEW
LOCATIONS APPROACHING TWO INCHES. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ALLOW
MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS TO APPROACH OR EXCEED THEIR
BANKS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. THE RAHWAY RIVER AND
SPRINGFIELD WILL REACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. HO-HO-KUS BROOK AT
HO-HO-KUS WILL EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AS WELL.

URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED.

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...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 4149 7476 4151 7448 4163 7428 4159 7396
4145 7399 4150 7390 4153 7357 4150 7351
4122 7347 4089 7377 4092 7392 4064 7417
4074 7437 4090 7434 4091 7429 4090 7428
4099 7430 4104 7450 4120 7437 4135 7469

$$

PW