...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Passaic River At Pine Brook affecting Essex, Passaic, and Morris
Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Passaic River At Pine Brook.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Street flooding begins in Fairfield
including Camp Lane Road. Two Bridges Road is closed going into
Lincoln Park and Wayne.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM EST Friday the stage was 19.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 PM EST Friday was 19.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.1
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
19.1 feet on 06/23/2003.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Stream Fld Observed Fcsts (7 pm) Crest
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Stg Time Date
Passaic River
Pine Brook 19.0 19.1 Fri 9 pm 18.9 18.5 19.1 1am 1/28
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Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
The next statement will be issued Saturday morning by 945 AM EST.