Flood Warning in Northeast New Jersey

Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
406 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013

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HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-
406 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1000 AM EST.

* AT 400 AM EST...RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT ONE
  TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF NORTHEAST NEW
  JERSEY...CAUSING URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AND MINOR
  FLOODING OF SOME SMALL STREAMS IN THE WARNING AREA.

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...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
RAHWAY RIVER AT SPRINGFIELD...
ELIZABETH RIVER AT URSINO LAKE...
HOHOKUS BROOK...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 4075 7437 4078 7438 4083 7434 4091 7433
      4090 7428 4098 7429 4114 7421 4100 7389
      4089 7393 4066 7407 4065 7418 4059 7421
      4059 7429 4061 7431 4059 7445 4060 7446
      4066 7441 4065 7445 4067 7447