Alert archive / New Jersey / River Flood Warnings in 2021
River Flood Warning 26, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Aug 23, 2021, 9:17 PM EDT for Essex County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at Aug 24, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2021, 9:17 PM EDT (01:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2021, 6:34 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Essex County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Passaic River at Little Falls (LTFN4). The gauge peaked at 6.96 ft at Aug 24, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 6.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 9 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01389500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS41 KPHI 240117
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
917 PM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey...
Passaic River At Little Falls affecting Essex and Passaic
Counties.
For the Passaic River...including Millington, Chatham, Pine Brook,
Singac, Little Falls...Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
NJC013-031-241330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0026.210824T1200Z-210826T0000Z/
/LTFN4.1.ER.210824T1200Z.210825T0000Z.210825T1800Z.NO/
917 PM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Passaic River At Little Falls.
* From Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
* At 8:30 PM EDT Monday the stage was 6.4 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 7.2 feet tomorrow evening. It will
then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon.
* Impact...At 6.5 feet, Low lying areas in the vicinity of Two
Bridges in Wayne are flooded. The lower end of Bergen Street in
Paterson, closest to the river, begins to flood.
* Impact...At 7.0 feet, Minor flooding begins in Lincoln Park, Wayne
and Little Falls.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.2
feet on 06/07/1992.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu
Passaic River
Little Falls 7.0 6.4 Mon 8 pm EDT 7.2 6.9 6.3
&&
LAT...LON 4095 7414 4089 7414 4086 7425 4092 7423
$$
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WGUS81 KPHI 241322
FLSPHI
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
922 AM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Passaic River At Little Falls affecting Essex and Passaic
Counties.
Passaic River Above Singac affecting Morris, Essex, and Passaic
Counties.
For the Passaic River...including Millington, Chatham, Pine Brook,
Singac, Little Falls...Moderate flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
NJC013-031-250000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210825T0000Z/
/LTFN4.1.ER.210824T1800Z.210824T1800Z.210824T1800Z.NO/
922 AM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until this evening...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic River At Little Falls.
* Until this evening.
* At 8:30 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.0 feet
this afternoon.
* Impact...At 5.5 feet, The lower end of East-Holsman Street in
Paterson, closest to the river, begins to flood.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet, Portions of Hoffman Grove in Wayne sustain
some nuisance flooding.
* Impact...At 6.5 feet, Low lying areas in the vicinity of Two
Bridges in Wayne are flooded. The lower end of Bergen Street in
Paterson, closest to the river, begins to flood.
* Impact...At 7.0 feet, Minor flooding begins in Lincoln Park, Wayne
and Little Falls.
* Impact...At 8.0 feet, Flooding occurs in the "Old" Wayne area of
Wayne. The recycling center and Wagaraw Road ball field complex in
Hawthorne begins to experience flooding.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.0
feet on 05/18/1990.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Passaic River
Little Falls 7.0 6.9 Tue 8 am EDT 6.6 5.9 5.2
&&
LAT...LON 4095 7414 4089 7414 4086 7425 4092 7423
$$
NJC013-027-031-250130-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210825T1400Z/
/SIGN4.1.ER.210824T0252Z.210824T1245Z.210825T0800Z.NR/
922 AM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until late tomorrow morning...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic River Above Singac.
* Until Wednesday morning.
* At 8:45 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 8.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. This
approaches the flood of record.
* Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:45 AM EDT Tuesday was 8.9 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
tonight and continue falling to 6.6 feet Friday morning.
* Impact...At 8.5 feet, Portions of the Wayne Town Center parking
lot begin to flood. Hobson Avenue and Riverlawn Drive in Wayne
begin to flood. Fairfield Road, Fayette Avenue, and Riversedge
Road in Wayne can flood as water backs up the Pompton River.
Lincoln Boulevard in Lincoln Park can also flood due to backwater
up the Pompton river. The Pequannock River Park also floods.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet, Two Bridges Road in Fairfield is subject to
closures.
* Impact...At 9.5 feet, Camp Lane and Marginal Road in Fairfield
begins to flood.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.1
feet on 11/28/2018.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Passaic River
Singac 8.5 8.9 Tue 8 am EDT 8.4 7.4 6.6
&&
LAT...LON 4093 7424 4092 7423 4086 7425 4088 7427
4088 7435 4093 7433
$$
SFJ096
WGUS81 KPHI 241942
FLSPHI
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
342 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Passaic River At Little Falls affecting Essex and Passaic
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
NJC013-031-250000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210825T0000Z/
/LTFN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
342 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic River At Little Falls.
* Until this evening.
* At 2:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 7.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* No flooding is currently forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5.0 feet early Friday
afternoon.
* Impact...At 5.5 feet, The lower end of East-Holsman Street in
Paterson, closest to the river, begins to flood.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet, Portions of Hoffman Grove in Wayne sustain
some nuisance flooding.
* Impact...At 6.5 feet, Low lying areas in the vicinity of Two
Bridges in Wayne are flooded. The lower end of Bergen Street in
Paterson, closest to the river, begins to flood.
* Impact...At 7.0 feet, Minor flooding begins in Lincoln Park, Wayne
and Little Falls.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.0
feet on 05/18/1990.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (2 pm EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Passaic River
Little Falls 7.0 7.0 Tue 2 pm EDT 6.4 5.7 5.0
&&
LAT...LON 4095 7414 4089 7414 4086 7425 4092 7423
$$
Kruzdlo298
WGUS81 KPHI 242234
FLSPHI
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
634 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Passaic River At Little Falls affecting Essex and Passaic
Counties.
NJC013-031-242345-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210824T2234Z/
/LTFN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
634 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...The Flood Warning for the Passaic River At Little Falls has been
cancelled...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Passaic River At Little Falls.
* At 5:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5.0 feet early Friday
afternoon.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
Passaic River
Little Falls 7.0 6.9 Tue 5 pm EDT 6.3 5.5 MSG
&&
LAT...LON 4095 7414 4089 7414 4086 7425 4092 7423
$$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.