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EXPIRED4/6/2024 10:55:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
4/6/2024 10:55:00 AM until 4/6/2024 11:00:00 PM
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1100 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Passaic River At Little Falls affecting Passaic and Essex
Counties.
For the Passaic River...including Little Falls...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Passaic River at Little Falls.
* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, The lower end of East-Holsman Street in
Paterson, closest to the river, begins to flood.
At 6.0 feet, Portions of Hoffman Grove in Wayne sustain some
nuisance flooding.
At 6.5 feet, Low lying areas in the vicinity of Two Bridges in
Wayne are flooded. The lower end of Bergen Street in Paterson,
closest to the river, begins to flood.
At 7.0 feet, Minor flooding begins in Lincoln Park, Wayne and
Little Falls.
At 8.0 feet, Flooding occurs in the "Old" Wayne area of Wayne. The
recycling center and Wagaraw Road ball field complex in Hawthorne
begins to experience flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 7.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM EDT Saturday was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 5.2 feet Tuesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.4 feet on 04/10/2022.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood