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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service New York NY

359 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017



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Bergen NJ-Rockland NY-

359 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017



The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a



* Flood Warning for...

  Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Rockland County in southeastern New York...



* Until 600 PM EDT



* At 354 PM EDT, reporting gauges indicate the Mahwah River and 

  Pascack Brook are over flood stage. Up to three inches of rain 

  have already fallen over the warned area.



* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

  New City, Paramus, Ridgewood, Monsey, Nanuet, Ramsey, Haverstraw,

  Suffern, Nyack, Tappan, Sloatsburg, Pearl River, Orangeburg, Pomona

  and Upper Nyack.



* The Mahwah River at Suffern, New York was at 4.7 feet at 345 pm 

  and receding. It should fall below its flood stage of 4 feet 

  around 6 pm. Pascack Brook at Westwood New Jersey had just gone 

  above its flood stage of 5 ft at 345 pm. It should crest within 

  the hour, and also fall below flood by 6 pm.



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.



Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small

creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying

spots.



A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All

interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.



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LAT...LON 4113 7421 4114 7423 4132 7398 4128 7395

      4127 7397 4125 7397 4121 7393 4114 7389

      4105 7389 4090 7413 4094 7415 4097 7414

      4098 7417 4098 7422 4101 7427



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