The National Weather Service Has Issued a Flood Watch For Sunday Afternoon to Monday Afternoon

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issues a FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following
areas, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven,
Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex and Southern New Haven,
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,
and southeast New York, including the following areas, Bronx,
Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Northern
Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland,
Southern Queens and Southern Westchester.

* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Minor flooding
will likely occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts
are forecast across the watch area Sunday into Monday. The
heaviest rainfall is expected to fall overnight on Sunday and
into early Monday morning. The combination of heavy rainfall
and the already saturated grounds due to heavier rain over
the last week could result in streams across the area
experiencing rapid increases and flooding along low-lying and
flood-prone locations.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

 

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