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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

159 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2007



NJC003-013-017-031-039-271809-

HUDSON NJ-BERGEN NJ-ESSEX NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-

159 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN 

PASSAIC...UNION...ESSEX...BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED 

TO EXPIRE...



THE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THAT AFFECTED THE AREA EARLIER 

TODAY HAS FINALLY SHIFTED EAST...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. 



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF MIGHT STILL REPRESENT A PROBLEM. MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS 

WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE 

SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON

NY.







LAT...LON 4076 7438 4060 7446 4059 7424 4071 7402

      4082 7398 4100 7384 4112 7419



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WGUS71 KOKX 271806 CCA

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

159 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2007



NJC003-013-017-031-039-271845-

HUDSON NJ-BERGEN NJ-ESSEX NJ-UNION NJ-PASSAIC NJ-

159 PM EDT FRI APR 27 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN 

PASSAIC...UNION...ESSEX...BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED 

TO EXPIRE...



THE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THAT AFFECTED THE AREA EARLIER 

TODAY HAS FINALLY SHIFTED EAST...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRED ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. 



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF MIGHT STILL REPRESENT A PROBLEM. MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS 

WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE 

SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON

NY.







LAT...LON 4076 7438 4060 7446 4059 7424 4071 7402

      4082 7398 4100 7384 4112 7419



$$

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