Flash Flood Warning

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 630 AM EDT.

* At 320 AM 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 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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... Paterson, Wayne, Paramus, West Milford, Ridgewood, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Caldwell, Hawthorne, Bloomingdale, Fairfield, Upper Greenwood Lake, Clifton, West Orange, Montclair, Fair Lawn, Livingston, Elmwood Park and Wyckoff.