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EXPIRED4/7/2024 7:48:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
4/7/2024 7:48:00 AM until 4/7/2024 1:45:00 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 afternoon at 145 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Passaic River At Little Falls affecting Essex and Passaic
Counties.
For the Passaic River...including Pine Brook, Singac, Little Falls...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Passaic River at Little Falls.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 AM EDT Sunday was 7.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5.1 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
7.0 feet on 05/18/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood