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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:13 PM Aug. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
NJ . NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:58 PM Aug. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HUDSON...CENTRAL UNION... SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN...SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX...QUEENS...RICHMOND... BRONX...KINGS AND NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Bayonne, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Flushing, Bayonne, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont, Hackensack, Linden, Bergenfield, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, and Harrison. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northeastern New Jersey...and southeastern New York. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 7:36 PM Aug. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Southeastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated another round of thunderstorms producing heavy rain moving across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen with these. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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 indicated. 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, Hoboken, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Orange, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Harrison, Ridgefield, Union City, Kearny, Fort Lee, Englewood, Oradell and Norwood. This includes the following streams and drainages... Cromakill Creek, Bear Brook, Mill Creek, Hirshfeld Brook, Cherry Brook, Elizabeth River, Herring Brook, Losen Slofe, Tenakill Brook, West Branch Saddle River, Sawmill Creek, Sparkill Creek, Upper Bay, Passaic River, Sprout Brook, Overpeck Creek, Second River, Cresskill Brook, Ramsey Brook, Saddle Brook, Hudson River, Hackensack River and Berrys Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Flood Advisory
Issued: 6:13 PM Aug. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Southern Orange County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... * WHEN...Until 515 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, New City, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Caldwell, Sloatsburg, Hawthorne, Bloomingdale, Fairfield, Clifton, West Orange, Spring Valley, Wyckoff and Little Falls. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:52 PM Aug. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following areas, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield, northeast New Jersey, including the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union, and southeast New York, including the following areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens and Southern Westchester. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - For portions of the NYC/NJ metro, total rainfall amounts around 2 to 3 inches with local amounts up to 4 inches possible. Elsewhere, generally 1 to 1.5 inches with locally higher amounts possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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