A complex low pressure system over the Gulf Coast Friday morning March 7th, interacted with a frontal boundary approaching from the Ohio Valley as it moved northeast. The frontal boundary became nearly stationary across the coastal plain Friday night and a wave of low pressure developed along it.
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A complex low pressure system over the Gulf Coast Friday morning March 7th, interacted with a frontal boundary approaching from the Ohio Valley as it moved northeast. The frontal boundary became nearly stationary across the coastal plain Friday night and a wave of low pressure developed along it. This low passed over the region during the overnight period of March 7th to March 8th followed by the main area of low pressure on Saturday, March 8th, with rainfall totals from both systems between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 inches.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 8, 3:32 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
332 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS
WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY WEST
WINDS TONIGHT AS THE LOW PASSES INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK AND NORTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS SUNDAY INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE
WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
BROAD BUT INTENSIFYING LOW OVER NORTHERN VA IMPACTING ALL OF THE
CWA. BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AIDED BY VERY IMPRESSIVE 15C DEWPOINTS
AND A 75KT LLJ IMPINGING ON NYC AND LI ATTM. EXPECT THIS TO
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH 1.5 TO 2.5 RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EMBEDDED CONVECTION.
AMONG THE SHORT TERM CONCERNS ARE FLOODING AND POTENTIAL FOR WIND
DAMAGE. SEE HYDRO SECTION FOR FLOOD CONCERNS. WIND DAMAGE
POTENTIAL TODAY IS ISOLATED. SOLID 8C INVERSION SHOULD KEEP MOST
OF THE SURFACE PROTECTED FROM 60-80KTS AT 1500FT.
HOWEVER...POCKETS OF DEEPER CONVECTION EMBEDDED WITHIN LINES OF
SHOWERS MAY ALLOW BRIEF MIXING TO SEVERE. WILL HANDLE THESE
ELEMENTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
IS NOT PLANNED.
THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER 00Z. UPDATED
THIS EVENINGS FORECAST A LITTLE WHILE AGO TO EXTEND POPS A FEW
HOURS INTO THE PERIOD. AFTER COLD FROPA STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
BECOME THE MAIN CONCERN. THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM MIXING 40-50 KT
WINDS TO THE SURFACE GIVEN SOLID NVA AND CAA.
THIS IS A SOLID ADVISORY EVENT...BUT WITH SATURATED
GROUND...THERE MAY BE THE NEED FOR IMPACT BASED HIGH WIND WARNINGS
DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FALLING TREES. THIS WILL BE DECIDED
UPON WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE...BUT THE MOST LIKELY AREAS ARE
LONG ISLAND AND EASTERN CT ZONES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA...WITH COOLER TEMPS. BRISK
CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO MON...THEN WINDS DIMINISH MON NIGHT.
MAV MAX TEMPS WERE MUCH TOO WARM AND INSTEAD WENT WITH A MAV/NAM
COMPROMISE BOTH DAYS...WITH UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S. CURRENT FORECAST
FOR MON IS MOSTLY SUNNY/DRY...BUT WEAKENING CLIPPER SYSTEM COULD
MANAGE TO BRING MORE CLOUDS THAN FORECAST...POSSIBLY SLIGHT CHANCE
POP TO INLAND SECTIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS EMBEDDED IN THE LONG WAVE PATTERN OVER THE
EASTERN THIRD OF THE CONUS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDWEEK
PERIOD. LUCKILY...IT LOOKS LIKE WELL GET A BREAK FROM THE HEAVY
PRECIP FOR THE TIME BEING.
THE FIRST TWO TO MOVE THROUGH MON AND MON NIGHT APPEAR TO HAVE
LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM...SO ONLY EXPECT AN INCREASE
IN CLOUD COVER. THE THIRD...A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL DIVE ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION TUE EVENING AND THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TUE NIGHT/WED
MORNING. TEMPS SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT LIGHT SNOW
INLAND...A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX AT THE COAST.
RIDGING AT THE SFC AND ALOFT RETURNS LATER WED AND WED
NIGHT...BEFORE A PHASED NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM BRING A
STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM TOWARDS THE AREA FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE
WEEK.
HIGHS WILL START OUT RIGHT AROUND NORMAL LEVELS WHILE LOWS ARE A BIT
BELOW...BUT WILL BECOME SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL FROM MIDWEEK
ON.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER NE MD AT 20Z WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH
THROUGH THIS EVENING...KEEPING THE TERMINALS IN A STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW TIL AROUND 02Z. IFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF
THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WITH MODERATE TO HVY RNFL. THERE IS ALSO
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TSRA FROM 21Z TO 23Z AS THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A SQUALL LINE IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE
ACROSS SE PA...NE MD AND NRN DE. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CLOSELY
MONITORED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 KT. WARM FRONT
HAS PUSHED ACROSS LI...NYC AND SW CT (KBDR) WITH S WINDS SUSTAINED
AT AROUND 20 KT...GUSTING UP TO 30 KT. SOUTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT ARE STRONGER THAN ADVERTISED DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
WARM AIR SURGE.
THE SFC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z...WITH VERY
STRONG POST-FRONT WINDS...SW AT 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
KT. VFR CONDITIONS SHORTLY AFTER 00Z AS FLOW VEERS AROUND TO THE
SW AND DRIER AIR PUSHES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS BECOME WEST BY
12Z SUN...DIMINISHING ONLY SLIGHTLY.
OUTLOOK FOR 18Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WINDS CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUN EVENING...DROPPING BELOW 10 KT
AFTER 06Z SUN. GENERALLY VFR THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT LOCALIZED
SUB VFR CONDITIONS IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING WEST OF THE WATERS LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 KT...AND WITH 70 PLUS KT LOW LEVEL
JET APPROACHING GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON IN ANY
HEAVIER SHOWERS AS WAS SEEN DURING SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN WINDS SHIFT
TO THE WEST AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE NORTH OF THE WATERS. SUSTAINED
WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND GALE FORCE ON ALL THE WATERS AND WITH LOW
LEVEL WINDS OF 40 TO 55 KT AND COLD ADVECTION WILL SEE WINDS
APPROACHING STORM FORCE FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE THIS EVENING. WILL
KEEP WINDS JUST UNDER AND MENTION OCCASIONAL GUSTS ON THE OCEAN TO
STORM. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE WATERS INTO EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES AND
GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL LIKELY REMAIN INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES SUNDAY EVENING WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE WITH SMALL CRAFT GUSTS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE
A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUB SMALL CRAFT WINDS HOWEVER THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS AGAIN MON NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND
LOW PRESSURE DIVING DOWN FROM CENTRAL CANADA. GUSTS WILL BE NEAR SCA
LEVELS ON THE OCEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE CLIPPER MOVES ACROSS
NEW ENGLAND.
SEAS ON THE OCEAN RUNNING CLOSE TO 10 FEET AND WILL BUILD TO NEAR 15
FEET TONIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. SEAS FALL BELOW 5 FEET BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS ON LONG ISLAND SOUND WILL ALSO BUILD ABOVE 5
FEET...TO AS HIGH AS 8 FEET...THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY IN THE STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE FORECAST OF AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 WITH LOCALLY 3
INCH RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS
EASTERN LI AND CT GIVEN CURRENT RADAR TRENDS. STORM TOTAL QPF
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2-4 INCHES...WITH SOME 5+ INCH TOTALS
POSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED SOILS AND THIS SECOND SHOT OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS...AS WELL POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. YANTIC AND
MAHWAH RIVERS MAY REACH FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT...AND WILL BE
ASSESSING AFTERNOON DATA FOR THE NEED FOR A FLOOD WARNING.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
MORNING HIGH TIDE DEPARTURE RAN 1.5 FT TO 2 FT...WITH NO FLOODING
REPORTED. FOR THIS EVENINGS CYCLE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST...AND TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL AGAIN BE CLOSE TO 1 1/2
FEET...PUTTING THE AREA CLOSE TO MINOR THRESHOLDS. ON THE OCEAN
SIDE CONCERN WILL BE FOR THE BACK BAYS TO REACH MINOR FLOODING IF
THE WATER DOES NOT DRAIN SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH. WILL NOT BE ISSUING
ANY ADVISORIES AT THIS TIME.
WITH THE FLOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BECOMING WESTERLY...AND
STRONG...WINDS WILL DRIVE THE WATER OUT AND LOW WATER PROBLEMS ARE
LIKELY WITH TIDES RUNNING 1 1/2 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL. WILL ISSUE A
LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES DURING THE TIMES OF THE LOW TIDE
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR CTZ005>012.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NYZ067>081.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR NYZ067>081.
NJ...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NJZ002>006-011.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR NJZ002>006-011.
MARINE...LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM EST TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ330-
335-338-340-345-350-353-355.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 3 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR ANZ330-335-338-340-345-
350-353-355.
&&
AVIATION...DWHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 446 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 CTZ005>012-NJZ003>006-011-NYZ071>081-091000- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX- HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 446 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. WHILE THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AFTER INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE AND A STRONG COLD FRONT PASS THE AREA...ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON MAY ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SOME SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NJZ002-NYZ067>070-091000- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 446 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SOME SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-091000- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 446 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON MAY ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OVER 50 KT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GOODMAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1139 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NYZ072>081-081745- BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NASSAU-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-QUEENS-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK- 1139 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND... AT 1133 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT A 15 OR SO MINUTE PERIOD OF TORRENTIAL RAIN AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AS THIS BAND MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE REGION AROUND NOONTIME. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST THROUGH OUT THE AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. TONGUE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 229 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 NYZ072>076-082030- BRONX-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-QUEENS-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)- 229 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS IMPACTING THE CITY THROUGH 330 PM... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CITY THROUGH 330 PM. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE RAINS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS ON UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS AND ON LARGE BRIDGES...SUCH AS THE VERRAZANO...WILL GUST AT TIMES UP TO 55 MPH. TONGUE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 256 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 CTZ005>012-NYZ070-071-077>081-082100- NASSAU-NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK- 256 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...RAIN AND STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH INTO CENTRAL CONNECTICUT IS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO AROUND 60 DEGREES. THIS IS ALLOWING SOME VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO REACH DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN THE RAIN SHOWERS THAT ARE PASSING THROUGH. WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THE NEXT HOUR OR SO WILL LEAD TO SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING LEADING TO MORE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. JST
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
1 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Hackensack River both exceeded their flood stages producing minor flooding.
A woman and an infant were rescued from their vehicle at the intersection of Route 1 and 9 and McClellan St in Elizabeth.
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