Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 2:45AM EDT until August 6 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 11:45pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
At 245 AM EDT, Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional
heavy rainfall is expected. All northbound lanes of New Jersey State
Route 23 north of the Paterson Hamburg Turnpike in West Milford were
closed due to flash flooding, close to where the heaviest rain of up
to 2.5 inches occurred.
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