National Weather Service: Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch

Newark, NJ

Current Conditions

58 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind:

6 mph from the East

Dew Point:

41 °F

Pressure:

30.01 in

Humidity:

53%

Visibility:

10.0 miles

Observed:

Newark, NJ

Updated — 5:51 PM EDT on March 21, 2010

Local Radar

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Locations Nearby:

Newark
58 °F - Mostly Cloudy
Linden
56 °F - Haze
Teterboro
60 °F - Clear
Central Park
57 °F - Clear

Forecast for Essex (07101)

Flood Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon...

Sunday

Partly Cloudy

H 65° / L 50°

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Monday

Rain

H 63° / L 49°

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Tuesday

Chance of Rain

H 61° / L 40°

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Wednesday

Clear

H 61° / L 40°

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Thursday

Clear

H 58° / L 36°

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Tonight

Partly cloudy this evening...then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 50. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Monday

Periods of rain...mainly in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Monday Night

Periods of rain. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Tuesday

Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs around 60. South winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain...mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly clear. Breezy with lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Statement as of 10:57 am EDT on March 21, 2010

Flood Warning

The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic river at Little Falls.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:30 am Sunday the stage was 7.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage
this afternoon.
* Impact... at 8.0 feet... flooding in the "old" Wayne area of Wayne

fld observed forecast
location stg stg day time crest

Passaic river
Pine Brook 19.0 19.30 sun 10 am crested and falling
Little Falls 7.0 7.23 sun 10 am crested and falling

1057 am EDT sun Mar 21 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic river at Pine Brook.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:30 am Sunday the stage was estimated to be 19.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage
after midnight tonight.

Statement as of 3:46 PM EDT on March 21, 2010

Areal Flood Watch

... Flood Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday
afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast
New York... including the following areas... in northeast New
Jersey... Bergen... eastern Passaic... Essex... Hudson... Union and
western Passaic. In southeast New York... Orange and Rockland.

* From Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon

* there is the potential from one to one and one half inches of
rain... with locally higher amounts... across the watch area from
late tonight into Tuesday night. The heaviest rain is expected
from late Monday afternoon into Tuesday.

* With river levels across northeast New Jersey and portions of
the lower Hudson Valley running relatively high already... this
rainfall could bring these rivers and small streams in the area
to flood.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

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.