Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 23 at 2:44AM EDT until June 23 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 11:44pm
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
South Central Orange County in southeastern New York...
Rockland County in southeastern New York...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 244 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 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.
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...
Wayne, New City, West Milford, Ridgewood, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey,
Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Nyack, Warwick, Tappan,
Sloatsburg, Hawthorne, Pearl River, Bloomingdale, Orangeburg,
Greenwood Lake and Upper Nyack.
Instruction:
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.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Bergen, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Orange, NY; Rockland, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender: