Wallington, NJ Weather Warnings

FLOOD WARNING

Warning Issue Date:

933 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008

PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 330 AM EDT... * AT 932 PM EDT...THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WAS PUSHING ACROSS NEW JERSEY WITH RAINFALL INTENSITY RAPIDLY DIMINISHING. MANY OF THE SMALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THIS AREA REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS COMING TO AN END...RUNOFF WILL CAUSE THE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO CONTINUE TO RISE BEFORE CRESTING OVERNIGHT. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4119 7438 4119 7437 4099 7390 4096 7390 4066 7407 4065 7414 4070 7411 4059 7422 4058 7446 4065 7441 4067 7446 4074 7437 4086 7432 4090 7434 4090 7428 4099 7431 4101 7443 4104 7444 4103 7450 4108 7451 $$

FLOOD WARNING

Warning Issue Date:

836 PM EDT SAT SEP 06 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON, NY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SADDLE RIVER AT LODI * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON * AT 07PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...5.3 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW. * AT 7.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LODI BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ON PASSAIC AVENUE. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 6.8 FEET ON SEP 2 1927. $$

FLOOD WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

1205 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...NORTHERN NEW LONDON... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...BERGEN... EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION AND WESTERN PASSAIC. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NASSAU... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...ORANGE...PUTNAM... QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND...SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK. * UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING * TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS CROSSING LONG ISLAND THIS EVENING...AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * HEAVY RAIN IS STILL FALLING ACROSS EASTERN CT..AND WILL BE TAPERING OFF SHORTLY. * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY..SOUTHEASTERN NY AND WESTERN CT. FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS. THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER FLOODING EXISTS AS EXCESS RUNOFF CONTINUES. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. FLASH FLOODING OFTEN LEADS TO IMPASSABLE ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS THAT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER AND CAN CAUSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE. 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. $$

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING

Warning Issue Date:

1230 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. UPDATED WIND INFORMATION. UPDATED FLOOD INFORMATION. REMOVED TORNADO THREAT. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE ARE ALSO URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS DURING THE STORM AS GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES...LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. ...WINDS... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN CONNECTICUT...AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM TRACKS EAST OF THE AREA. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION. RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED....AND IN SOME CASES REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 3 AM. $$