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ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES PREPAIRING CREWS AS MIXED PRECIPITATION, HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO HIT THE SERVICE TERRITORY

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Upper Saddle River NJ, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) is preparing to mobilize its emergency response workforce Sunday morning as accumulating snow, ice, heavy rain and strong wind gusts are expected to hit the area Saturday afternoon through Monday night.

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Flood Watch in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday Afternoon for the Ridgewood Area

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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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Heavy Rain Leaves Parts of Ridgewood Underwater

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Ridgewood NJ, heavy rain fell over North Jersey on Thursday night, leading to flooding and water rescues as high water levels still trouble the region. Ridgewood experienced the usual issues along the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook . Both the Ridgewood High School field and Veterans Field along with the Ridgewood Municipal complex flooded . No word on damages yet and no injuries reported .

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Graydon Pool in Ridgewood Closed Due to Inclement Weather Today Sunday, August 22

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Ridgewood NJ, Graydon Pool Closed Due to Inclement Weather Today Sunday, August 22nd.

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TROPICAL STORM ELSA EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY!

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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm warning. Tropical Storm Elsa  for Southeast New York, Northeast New Jersey, and Southern Connecticut .

TROPICAL STORM ELSA EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. The Tropical Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning for Northeast Suffolk, Northern New London, Northwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Middlesex, Southern Nassau, Southern New Haven, Southern New London, and Southwest Suffolk .

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PSEG Preps for Hazardous Weather Outlook

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Ridgewood NJ, Public Service Electric & Gas is prepared for the heavy rain, winds and possibility of thunderstorms currently affecting our service area. These conditions may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

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HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT

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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 COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING TODAY

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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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Heavy rain drenches parts of New Jersey but sun to return according to forecast

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Heavy rain drenches parts of New Jersey but sun to return according to forecast

AUGUST 13, 2014, 7:48 AM    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014, 7:49 AM
BY STAFF AND WIRE REPORT
NORTHJERSEY.COM

Heavy rain that has soaked parts of New Jersey is starting to move away from the state, leaving behind street flooding and power outages.

Today will be cloudy with a chance of showers and highs near 86. Sunny skies with highs in the eighties can be expected throughout the rest of the week and into the weekend.

There are no reported delays on New Jersey Transit trains and buses or at the local airports.

Unofficial National Weather Service observations show nearly 9 inches of rain fell at Millville Airport in Cumberland County between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. There was more than 7 inches in Stafford, more than 5 inches at Atlantic City airport and in Manasquan, and more than 4 inches in Tabernacle.

There are 7,734 homes and businesses without electricity Wednesday. Most are in Monmouth and Morris counties.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/heavy-rain-drenches-parts-of-new-jersey-but-sun-to-return-according-to-forecast-1.1066592#sthash.CCjh0bm0.dpuf