FLASH FLOOD WARNING now until 8:15pm 7/18/19

FLASH FLOOD WARNING  until 8:15 tonight 7-18-19

Showers are about to move through the area.  Additional rain on already saturated ground could quickly overrun stream banks and cause road and field flooding.

Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
615 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2019
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...  Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...  Union County in northeastern New Jersey...  Southern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...  Richmond County in southeastern New York...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has  already fallen, with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...  Newark, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Plainfield, Linden, Summit, Todt Hill,  Huguenot, Port Richmond, Tottenville, Clark, Union, Tompkinsville,  Oakwood and Annadale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
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