Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 12:50PM EDT until July 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 9:50am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
At 1250 PM EDT, Additional heavy rain producing showers and
thunderstorms will move into the warned form the southwest. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1
to 2 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...
Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Flushing,
Passaic, Bayonne, Hoboken, Plainfield, Bloomfield, Hackensack,
Linden, Orange, Coney Island, Summit, Lyndhurst, Millburn,
Rutherford and Secaucus.
This includes the following Event Locations...
New York/New Jersey Stadium, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Sports
Illustrated Stadium and Rockefeller Center.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Bergen, NJ; Essex, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Passaic, NJ; Union, NJ; Kings, NY; New York, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender: