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WGUS81 KOKX 040945

FLSOKX



Flood Advisory

National Weather Service New York NY

545 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018



NJC003-013-031-NYC079-087-119-041145-

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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

Passaic NJ-Bergen NJ-Essex NJ-Westchester NY-Putnam NY-Rockland NY-

545 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2018



The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a



* Flood Advisory for...

  Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...

  Putnam County in southeastern New York...

  Rockland County in southeastern New York...



* Until 745 AM EDT.



* At 544 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause

  minor flooding in the advisory area.



* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

  Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, Bloomfield, Hackensack, New City, Orange,

  Paramus, Ossining, Ridgewood, Peekskill, Millburn, Monsey, Nanuet

  and Ramsey.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small

creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as

well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.



A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding

of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.



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LAT...LON 4153 7353 4137 7355 4081 7413 4074 7417

      4074 7437 4079 7437 4082 7433 4086 7432

      4087 7434 4090 7434 4090 7427 4093 7429

      4097 7428 4098 7430 4115 7422 4135 7396

      4140 7395 4144 7398 4148 7394 4153 7357



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