Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Caldwell Essex County Airport, NJ ∙ West Caldwell, NJ ∙ Pine Brook, NJ ∙ East Hanover, NJ

Headline

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey...
Passaic River At Pine Brook affecting Essex, Passaic and Morris Counties.
For the Passaic River...including Pine Brook...Major flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 late tonight at 330 AM EST.
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Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 329 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey... Passaic River At Pine Brook affecting Essex, Passaic and Morris Counties. For the Passaic River...including Pine Brook...Major flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 late tonight at 330 AM EST. && ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Passaic River at Pine Brook. * WHEN...From late tonight until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Street flooding begins in Fairfield including Camp Lane Road. Two Bridges Road is closed going into Lincoln Park and Wayne. At 19.5 feet, Horseneck Road in Fairfield is subject to flooding and closures. At 20.0 feet, Eagle Rock Avenue in Roseland is subject to flooding. Camp Lane Road, River Edge Drive and Broadway Lane in Fairfield are flooded. Stewart Place is closed. At 20.5 feet, Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell floods. Matt Drive, Brook Street and Oak Road in Fairfield are flooded and subject to closures. At 21.0 feet, Widespread flooding in Fairfield, including Bloomfield Avenue. Residences between Route 80 and Route 46 flood. Route 46 East in Wayne is shut down. Commercial properties on Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell are flooded. At 22.0 feet, Flooding stretches up to the southern portions on Montville. Lower Hook Mountain Road is subject to closures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:15 PM EST Tuesday the stage was 17.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of 21.9 feet early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.8 feet on 09/12/1971. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Stream Fld Observed Fcsts (1 pm) Crest Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Stg Time Date Passaic River Pine Brook 19.0 17.3 Tue 3 pm 20.9 21.8 21.9 1am 1/11 && LAT...LON 4088 7427 4082 7430 4081 7438 4088 7435

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