Flash Flood Warning Issued for NJ and NY Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 3, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Upton NY has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Bergen, Essex, Passaic counties in NJ and Rockland, Westchester counties in NY until 2:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York
- Issued
- August 3, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Upton NY
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York.
Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Upton NY. Effective from August 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM EDT until August 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey, Central Essex County in northeastern New Jersey, Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, Rockland County in southeastern New York, Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York. Specific locations include Paterson, Passaic, Wayne, Bloomfield, Hackensack, New City, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Monsey, Rutherford, Nanuet, Ramsey, Haverstraw, Pompton Lakes, Ridgefield, Suffern, Caldwell, Nyack and Tappan.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen recently this morning. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Timeline
Alert effective August 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM EDT and ends August 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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