Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 23 at 4:01AM EDT until June 23 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 23, 2026 - 1:01am
Expires:
June 23, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
At 401 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, Ridgewood, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey, Ringwood,
Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Nyack, Sloatsburg, Hawthorne, Pearl River,
Bloomingdale, Upper Nyack, Spring Valley, Wyckoff, Oakland,
Wanaque and Franklin Lakes.
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; Rockland, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov