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Ridgewood NJ, a Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight for our area. The possibility of flooding due to excessive rainfall is a significant concern, and residents in the following locations should remain vigilant:
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Ridgewood NJ, here we go again, flood watch is now in effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night for portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including Bergen , Passaic and Hudson counties. Excessive rainfall may lead to flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and low-lying areas, especially in poor drainage and urban regions.
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect from
Tuesday evening through Wednesday Afternoon.
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issues a FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
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Ridgewood NJ, FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON .
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Bergen County. The FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING . Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following areas, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield. Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union. Portions of southeast New York, including the following areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens and Southern Westchester.
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Ridgewood NJ, FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Scattered to Numerous Instances of Flash flooding Likely. Locally Considerable Flash Flooding is Possible.
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Ridgewood NJ, Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the following areas, in northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Queens and Southern Westchester.
Continue reading FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WATCH in our area .
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February 10,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of northeast New Jersey, including
the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern
Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex,
and Western Union.
* A prolonged period of rain is forecast tonight through Sunday
evening as a frontal boundary stalls near the area with multiple
waves of low pressure tracking along it. Rainfall amounts will
average around 2 inches by the time the event ends, with
localized higher amounts possible.
* Minor flooding of smaller streams and rivers is possible along
with urban and poor drainage flooding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.
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Flood Watch-National Weather Service New York NY
338 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017
…HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT…
Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Southern Fairfield-
Southern New Haven-Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-
Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-
Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland-
Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-
Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
338 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and
southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern
Connecticut, Fairfield and New Haven. In northeast New Jersey,
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union. In southeast New York,
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange,
Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland and
Westchester.
* From noon EDT today through late tonight.
* Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop
across the area from this afternoon into tonight ahead of a
slow moving cold front. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms have
the potential to move across the same area, leading to flash
flooding.
* Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected across the watch
area, with locally higher amounts possible.
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.
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…HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY…
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING…
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast
New York, including the following areas, in northeast New
Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic,
Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western
Passaic, and Western Union. In southeast New York, Northern
Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Southern
Westchester.
* From late Monday night through Tuesday evening
* Rainfall with an approaching warn front may be heavy at times
late Monday night into Tuesday morning. The warm front is
expected to lift through parts of the area Tuesday afternoon,
and thunderstorms with heavy rain could also occur later in the
day on Tuesday, mainly across northeast New Jersey.
* Total rainfall of 1 1/2 to 2 inches, with locally higher
amounts, will likely lead to areal and small stream flooding
late Monday night into Tuesday. Some larger rivers may
experience minor flooding as well.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.
file photo by Boyd Loving FLOOD WATCH: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 456 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 ...HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING TODAY... NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS- SOUTHERN NASSAU- 456 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...EASTERN BERGEN...EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN PASSAIC...EASTERN UNION... HUDSON...WESTERN BERGEN...WESTERN ESSEX...WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHERN NASSAU...NORTHERN QUEENS...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...ORANGE...PUTNAM...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND...SOUTHERN NASSAU...SOUTHERN QUEENS AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * THE LOCAL AREA WILL LIE JUST NORTH OF A WARM FRONT TODAY IN A MOISTURE LADEN AIRMASS. SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...INCREASING INSTABILITY IN COMBINATION WITH COPIOUS MOISTURE AND A BOUNDARY NEARBY THIS AFTERNOON HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND TRACK OVER THE SAME AREA WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. 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.
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…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…
EASTERN BERGEN…EASTERN ESSEX…EASTERN PASSAIC…EASTERN
UNION…HUDSON…WESTERN BERGEN…WESTERN ESSEX…WESTERN
PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…BRONX…
KINGS (BROOKLYN)…NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)…NORTHERN NASSAU…
NORTHERN QUEENS…NORTHERN WESTCHESTER…RICHMOND (STATEN
ISLAND)…ROCKLAND…SOUTHERN NASSAU…SOUTHERN QUEENS AND
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE REMNANTS OF BILL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING…AND COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES…ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN…AND IN THUNDERSTORMS.
THE HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY NIGHT COULD FALL WITHIN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME…LEADING TO SHARP RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SIGNIFICANT POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
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Ridgewood Emergency Management Advisory: Flood Watch in effect for Bergen Co. area Tues. AM thru Late Tues. Night.
National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Bergen Co. from Tues. morning through late Tues. night.
A slow moving Nor’Easter will pass through the area Tuesday. Rain will be heavy at times with 2 to 3 inches possible by the time the event ends Tues. night . . . with localized higher amounts.
High winds are also likely . . . 20 to 35 mph sustained winds with max. gusts 40 to 60 mph.
The main impact will be urban and poor drainage flooding . . . but some small rivers and streams across Northeast New Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley may reach or exceed bankfull. This same region received 1 to 2 inches of rainfall just a couple of days ago.
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.