FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTH JERSEY

FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTH JERSEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
927 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN…
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…
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 1115 AM EDT…

* AT 920 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AT AROUND 20
MPH INTO NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. RAIN RATES OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES
PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF ROADWAYS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MINOR FLOODING MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY RISE OUT OF
THEIR BANKS…PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE
EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES…OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED.