Flood Watch

Locations Affected

Jersey City, NJ ∙ Newark, NJ ∙ Paterson, NJ ∙ Elizabeth, NJ ∙ Clifton, NJ ∙ Passaic, NJ ∙ Union City, NJ ∙ Bayonne, NJ ∙ East Orange, NJ ∙ Hoboken, NJ

Full Alert Message

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service New York NY 229 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of northeast New Jersey, including the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of heavy showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected tonight through Monday afternoon with locally high rainfall rates of 1-2"+ per hour possible. Any training of thunderstorms may result in localized flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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