file photo by Boyd Loving
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood warning .Flash Flooding possible into this afternoon.
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY…
The Flash 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 Queens, Northern Westchester,
Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Queens, and Southern Westchester.
* Until noon EDT today
* Showers and thunderstorms will become widespread early this morning, gradually moving east by this afternoon. Areas of
urban and poor drainage flooding are likely, with flash flooding possible.
* Flash flooding can be expected in locations that experience successive heavy rain showers and/or thunderstorms moving
through. Locations across the Lower Hudson Valley and northeast New Jersey that have already received substantial rain in the
last couple of days will be particularly vulnerable.
