FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the greater Ridgewood area …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

The National Weather Service  has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of northeast New Jersey,including the following areas, Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Hudson,and Union.

* Through this evening.

* Recent heavy rainfall has left the area susceptible to flash flooding.

* A moisture laden airmass will allow for any showers and thunderstorms that develop to produce torrential rainfall.

* The most favorable time for widespread heavy precipitation is in the afternoon and evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.