A Nor'easter centered off the Delmarva coast produced an extended period of heavy rainfall across the area as it tracked very slowly to the northeast. This caused widespread flooding across portions of Bergen and Passaic counties.
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The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
A Nor'easter centered off the Delmarva coast produced an extended period of heavy rainfall across the area as it tracked very slowly to the northeast. This caused widespread flooding across portions of Bergen and Passaic counties.
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 29, 1:36 AM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
236 AM EDT MON MAR 29 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE CANADIAN MARITIMES BACK DOWN
THE EAST COAST WILL SLOWLY RETREAT TO THE NORTHEAST INTO MONDAY.
MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT WHILE
A SECONDARY LOW REDEVELOPS OFF THE THE CAROLINA COAST BY MONDAY
MORNING. THAT LOW WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION FROM MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE FINALLY DEPARTING LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...THEN SLIDES OFFSHORE
NEXT SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN ACROSS ERN PA...NORTHERN NJ
AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDNIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME LOCALLY
HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE CWA. IN ADDITION...WHILE THE LOW-LEVELS ARE INVERTED...WINDS
IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER HAVE BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH NEAR THE COAST. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING.
A DEEP LAYERED SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARMER AIR INTO
THE CWA TONIGHT WITH NEARLY STEADY TEMPERATURES (LOWER TO MID 40S)
SLOWLY RISING TOWARD DAYBREAK (NEAR 50). PER ECMWF THOUGH...EXPECT
ANY WEAK SURFACE WARM FRONT THAT DOES FORM WITH WEAKENING LOW
MOVING INTO PA/UPSTATE NY OVERNIGHT TO REMAIN TO OUR WEST/SOUTH
(WITH MOUNTAINS/COOL SURROUNDING WATERS SERVING AS A BARRIER -
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH PREFERRED NAM/ECMWF/SREF BLEND KEEPING
WINDS SE TONIGHT (NO WIND SHIFT - SO NO FRONT).
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR IN THEIR HANDLING OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...THEN THE GFS BECOMES A WESTERN OUTLIER
(CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES) AND THE NAM AN EASTERN/SOUTHERN
OUTLIER (AS IT BREAKS THE RIDGE DOWN AHEAD OF THE CUTOFF LOW
FASTER THAN OTHER MODELS...GIVEN STRENGTH OF DAMMING HIGH AHEAD OF
THIS - THAT SEEMS UNLIKELY). SO HAVE FOLLOWED A NAM/GFS/SREF/ECMWF
BLEND THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THAN A SREF/ECMWF BLEND ON TUESDAY
(THOUGH THE WEST-EAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NAM/GFS DOES PROMOTE
USEFULNESS IN BLENDING THEIR FIELDS TO ALSO REFLECT THE MIDDLE
GROUND SOLUTION).
ONE THING THAT IS CONSISTENT IN ALL MODELS...IS THE PLACING OF THE
AXIS OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY FROM
NYC METRO INTO CENTRAL CT (IN RESPONSE TO BEST DIFLUENCE ALOFT TO
THE NE OF THE CUTOFF LOW). FLOOD WATCH REMAINS ON TRACK AS A
RESULT...SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION FOR LATEST THINKING ON AMOUNTS.
BASICALLY EXPECT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA FROM MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY MORNING...THEN THE HEAVIER RAIN LIFTING NE INTO CT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FAR WESTERN AREAS MAY SEE INTENSITY SLACKEN A
BIT FROM TIME TO TIME MORE OFTEN THEN OTHER AREAS DUE TO THEIR
PROXIMITY TO THE CUTOFF LOW SHELTERING THEM FROM THE BEST FORCING.
FOR TEMPERATURES USED A BLEND OF MET/MAV GUIDANCE AND NAM 2-METER
TEMPERATURES...USING AN EVEN BLEND FOR HIGHS MONDAY AND A 40
PERCENT MET AND NAM 2-METER TEMPERATURE AND 20 PERCENT MAV FOR
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY (TEMPERING WESTWARD AND RESULTING WARM
BIAS IN GFS SOLUTION). BASICALLY EXPECT HIGHS MONDAY IN THE LOWER
TO MID 50S (COOLER NEAR THE COAST)...LOWS MONDAY NIGHT IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S (COOLEST NW WHERE SOME SLACKENING IN RAINFALL
WILL RESULT IN LESS MIXING DOWN OF WARMER AIR ALOFT)...AND HIGHS
TUESDAY MAINLY FROM THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S (WITH A FEW MID 40S
FAR NW).
AS FOR WINDS...WITH LOW ENDING UP TRACKING SO CLOSE TO THE REGION
EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS A RESULT...WITH
LOW LEVEL STABILITY HELPING TO PREVENT THE MIX DOWN OF STRONGER WINDS
ALOFT.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MODELS FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH THE TIMING OF THE SURFACE LOW...KEEPING
IT IN THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVING EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL KEEP SOME LIKELY POPS INTO TUESDAY
EVENING...AND GRADUALLY ENDING INTO WEDNESDAY. WITH THE
RAIN...CLOUDS...AND...NORTHERLY FLOW...HAVE UNDERCUT TEMPERATURES A
FEW DEGREES. RIDGING STARTS TO BUILD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES
INTO FRIDAY...THEN RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE REGION INTO SUNDAY. THE
ECMWF HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE RIDGING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AND HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE ECMWF WITH A BLEND OF THE HPC
GUIDANCE. WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW HAVE RAISED TEMPERATURES A FEW
DEGREES ACROSS INLAND AREAS...AND KEPT CLOSE TO HPC ALONG THE COAST.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW REMAINS SATURDAY AND AGAIN RAISED
TEMPERATURES ABOVE GUIDANCE INLAND. BY SUNDAY FLOW LIKELY BECOMES
MORE WESTERLY AND EVEN COASTAL AREAS WILL LIKELY GET INTO THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 70S.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AS RAIN CONTINUES TO
OVERSPREAD THE TERMINALS FROM WEST TO EAST. IN ADDITION...A DEEP-
LAYERED SLY FLOW WILL PRODUCE A LLJ AROUND 50 KT AT 2
KFT...PRODUCING LLWS.
LLWS IS FORECAST TO DIMINISH DURING MONDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN
TERMINALS AND BY EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR KISP AND KGON. IFR
CONDITIONS IN MODERATE-HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY AND NIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO MORE EASTERLY
DIRECTION. LIFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
OUTLOOK 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
TUE MORNING...SUB-VFR IN MODERATE/HEAVY RAIN...WITH STRENGTHENING
EASTERLY FLOW AND POSSIBLE LLWS.
TUE AFTERNOON/NIGHT...SUB-VFR IN RAIN/FOG AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER
THE AREA AND WINDS LIGHTEN.
WED...SUB-VFR TO START...THEN GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TO VFR THROUGH
THE DAY.
WED NIGHT-FRI...MAINLY VFR...THOUGH PATCHY LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING
RADIATION FOG/STRATUS WITH SUB-VFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
&&
.MARINE...
HAVE AN SCA IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS STARTING TONIGHT AS EXPECT
WIND GUSTS TO COME TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING LATE MONDAY AS THE LOW
NEARS...REDUCING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOCALLY. SO DROP SCA ON THE
WESTERN HARBOR/SOUND STARTING MONDAY EVENING...AND ON ALL BUT THE
OCEAN TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ON THE OCEAN ON
TUESDAY (BUILDING TO 7 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF MORICHES
INLET...AND LOWEST WEST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET)...IN RESPONSE TO
INCREASING SE SWELL...EVEN WITH DIMINISHING WINDS.
WHILE BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY...THERE IS STILL THE CHANCE
FOR GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH INTO TUESDAY
MORNING IN RESPONSE TO 55 TO 65 KT OF WIND AT 950 HPA...BUT STRONG
LOW LEVEL INVERSION SHOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF THIS THAT MIXES
DOWN TO AT MOST HALF...RESULTING IN AT BEST OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE
GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL OCEAN WATERS...IF AT ALL.
AS THE LOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THE WATERS...AND
SMALL CRAFT GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON THE OCEAN WATERS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...SEAS ON THE
OCEAN WILL WILL REMAIN ABOVE 5 FEET UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE AREA WATERS BEHIND THE LOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND THEN REMAIN OVER THE WATERS
FRIDAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WITH THE COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION FROM TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL TO FALL ALONG AN AXIS FROM THE NYC METRO INTO CENTRAL
CT...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS (I.E. CLOSER TO 3 INCHES THAN 6) ACROSS
ORANGE AND WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES...AND THE TWIN FORKS.
CURRENTLY ALL FORECAST RIVER POINTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN FLOOD BY
TUESDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR THE YANTIC (DO TO THE LATER ONSET OF
HEAVIER RAIN)...BUT WOULD EXPECT LATER FORECASTS TO ALSO HAVE THIS
GO INTO FLOOD. IT IS TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANY RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS
AT THIS POINT...BUT WOULD EXPECT ISSUANCE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AS CERTAINTY IN PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL AXIS AND QPF
AMOUNTS (AND HENCE LIKELY RIVER RESPONSE) INCREASES.
IN SUMMARY...FLOOD WATCH FOR LIKELY SIGNIFICANT RIVER/SMALL STREAM
FLOODING AND POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING (WITH POTENTIAL
FOR OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD ON MONDAY).
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
TIDES RANGING FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAUSED WIDESPREAD MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLIER THIS EVENING.
STRONG AND GUSTY SE WINDS PERSISTING OVER A LONG FETCH WILL CONTINUE
PUSHING WATER NW TOWARD OUR COASTS...CAUSING TIDAL ANOMALIES NEAR 1.5
FEET ABOVE NORMAL FOR MONDAY MORNING'S HIGH TIDES. ALTHOUGH MONDAY MORNING'S
HIGH TIDES ARE PREDICTED TO BE A FEW TENTHS OF A FOOT LOWER THAN LAST
EVENING'S HIGH TIDES...THE ANOMALIES WILL BE A FEW TENTHS HIGHER...CAUSING
AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING COVERING MAINLY THE WESTERN
SHORES OF OUR LOCAL AREA INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WAS JUST ISSUED FOR MONDAY MORNING'S HIGH
TIDES.
SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDE CYCLES THROUGH TUESDAY WILL NEED TO BE
CLOSELY MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL COASTAL
FLOODING. STAY TUNED.
FOR LATE MON AND TUE...FORECAST MODELS SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
STRONG COASTAL LOW WITH A RESURGENT STRONG EAST WIND FLOW. HEAVY
RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND TIDAL PILING WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD
MINOR FLOODING. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
TUE MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE IN WESTERNMOST LONG ISLAND SOUND...
WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY REQUIRE A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH.
HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION WILL ALSO DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO BUILDING SEAS AND A STRONG SE SWELL.
&&
.CLIMATE...
HERE ARE TOP 11 WETTEST MARCHES FOR CENTRAL PARK THUS FAR.
RANK....AMOUNT......DATE
1 10.54 1983
2 10.41 1980
3 8.79 1876
4 8.76 1953
5 7.71 2001
6 7.70 1912
7 7.41 1977
8 6.64 1993
9 6.47 1913
10 6.33 1994
11 6.31 2010
BASED ON THE FORECAST RAINFALL THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL THAT THE RECORD FOR THE WETTEST MARCH EVER AT CENTRAL
PARK COULD BE BROKEN.
THE RECORD RAINFALL FOR MONDAY MARCH 29TH...
NEWARK.........2.20 INCHES...1984
BRIDGEPORT.....1.24 INCHES...1970
CENTRAL PARK...2.03 INCHES...1984
LA GUARDIA.....1.57 INCHES...1984
JFK............1.50 INCHES...1984
ISLIP..........1.35 INCHES...2003
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
CTZ007-008-011-012.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CTZ005-006-009-010.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR CTZ009.
NY...FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NYZ078>081.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NYZ067>077.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ072-074>077-080.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR NYZ071-073.
NJ...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR NJZ002>006-011.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NJZ005-006-011.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ330-340-345.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ335-
338.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ANZ350-353-355.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PFM
NEAR TERM...PFM
SHORT TERM...PFM
LONG TERM...MET
AVIATION...JM
MARINE...GC
HYDROLOGY...PFM
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 CTZ011-012-NYZ079>081-291100- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NJZ006-NYZ072-074-075-291100- HUDSON-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ009-010-NYZ071-073-076-077-291100- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- QUEENS-NASSAU- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. NYZ078-291100- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ005-006-NJZ002>005-011-NYZ067>070-291100- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ007-008-291100- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-355-291100- 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- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ350-353-291100- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 1018 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Route 17 was closed due to flooding in both directions between Highland Cross and Union Avenue East.
The westbound ramp on Route 4 at mile marker 10.2 in Fort Lee was closed due to flooding. The ramp on Route 9W was also closed in both directions in Fort Lee at mile marker 0.0 due to flooding.
Total rainfall amounts received across Bergen County ranged from 2.63 inches in Saddle Brook to 3.87 in Rivervale.
All lanes were closed on Route 20 South in Paterson, due to flooding.
Total rainfall amounts received across Passaic County ranged from 2.79 inches in Monksville to 3.59 inches in Hawthorne.
The westbound ramp on Route 22 at Bonnyburn Rd. in Scotch Plains was closed due to flooding.
Total rainfall amounts received across Union County ranged from 3.16 inches in Cranford to 3.86 inches in Mountainside.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, March 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 221015, 221153, 221162, 221164.