Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Upton, NY

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
614 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 1.25
  inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Newark, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Plainfield, Linden, Summit, Millburn,
  Harrison, Port Richmond, Clark, Union, Irvington, Westfield,
  Rahway, Maplewood, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside, Roselle and
  South Orange.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4076 7436 4076 7438 4079 7437 4073 7406
      4064 7410 4057 7421 4059 7420 4060 7422
      4059 7429 4061 7431 4060 7446 4062 7443
      4066 7440 4066 7442 4066 7443 4066 7445
      4067 7446 4074 7437

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1.25 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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