Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 12:25AM EDT until August 6 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 9:25pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Central Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
Western Rockland County in southeastern New York...
* Until 330 AM EDT.
* At 1225 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.25 inches of
rain has already fallen in parts of western Passaic County. The
expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Total rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches is possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that could experience flash flooding include...
Monsey, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Sloatsburg,
Bloomingdale, Pomona, Spring Valley, Wyckoff, Stony Point, Oakland,
Wanaque, Franklin Lakes, Airmont, Upper Saddle River, Chestnut
Ridge, Hillcrest, New Square and Mount Ivy.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Bergen, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Rockland, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov