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WGUS81 KOKX 080409
FLSOKX
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service New York NY
1209 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
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Bergen NJ-Rockland NY-1209 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...East Central Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Rockland County in southeastern New York...
* WHEN...Until 315 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas due
to elevated river and stream flows, particularly along the
Hackensack and Pascack Rivers.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1207 AM EDT, Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain fell across
the area earlier this evening, resulting in small rivers and
streams rising to minor to locally moderate flood levels. Water
levels are expected to gradually subside tonight, alleviating
localized flood conditions.
- Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas due to
elevated river and stream flows, particularly along the
Hackensack and Pascack Rivers.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bergenfield, Nyack, Tappan, Pearl River, Oradell, Norwood,
Orangeburg, Upper Nyack, Dumont, New Milford, River Edge,
Westwood, River Vale, Valley Cottage, Closter, Emerson, Old
Tappan, Blauvelt, Harrington Park and Northvale.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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LAT...LON 4105 7402 4114 7399 4112 7390 4090 7398
4092 7406
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