Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Elizabeth, NJ ∙ Bayonne, NJ ∙ Plainfield, NJ ∙ Kenilworth, NJ ∙ North Plainfield, NJ ∙ Roselle Park, NJ ∙ Mountainside, NJ ∙ Essex Fells, NJ ∙ South Orange, NJ ∙ Westfield, NJ

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service New York NY 333 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026 The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... 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 630 PM EDT. * At 333 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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 indicated. 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... Elizabeth, Bayonne, Plainfield, Linden, Summit, Millburn, Caldwell, Port Richmond, Clark, Fairfield, Union, West Orange, Westfield, Livingston, Rahway, Maplewood, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside and Roselle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4076 7436 4076 7438 4086 7432 4087 7434 4091 7433 4086 7420 4072 7426 4068 7408 4054 7425 4059 7420 4061 7431 4060 7446 4067 7440 4067 7441 4066 7445 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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