NWS Upton NYFF.W 0054September 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Essex, Union and Richmond, NJ and NY
The National Weather Service office in Upton issued a flash flood warning for Essex, Union and Richmond in New Jersey, New York, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on September 1. It was the 54th flash flood warning the NWS office in Upton issued in 2026. New Jersey had 11 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 5 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Jersey's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Upton NY
- Area
- Essex, Union and Richmond
- State
- New Jersey
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:05 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOKX FF.W 0054
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey since 2008Every warning type in New Jersey
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The notice as issued
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... Union County in northeastern New Jersey... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 705 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across 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... Plainfield, Linden, Summit, Millburn, Caldwell, Clark, Fairfield, Union, Irvington, West Orange, Westfield, Livingston, Rahway, Maplewood, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Hillside, Roselle, South Orange and Roselle Park.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey since 200846 a year
- Every warning type in New Jersey
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels