Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 6:20AM EDT until August 3 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 3:20am
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
* Until 800 AM EDT.
* At 620 AM EDT, While the heaviest rainfall has moved out of the
area, many area rivers and streams are running high and some
roadway flooding will take time to recede. Additional showers and
thunderstorms are likely to develop this morning. Between 1 and 3
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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 will experience flash flooding include...
Paterson, Wayne, Paramus, West Milford, Ridgewood, Ramsey,
Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Caldwell, Hawthorne, Bloomingdale,
Fairfield, Upper Greenwood Lake, Clifton, West Orange, Montclair,
Fair Lawn, Livingston, Elmwood Park and Wyckoff.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Passaic, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov