Good weather Tuesday and Wednesday, then rains and flooding begin Thursday. ********* NWS Flood Watch in Effect.

Dry conditions, cool temperatures will make for pleasant weather Tuesday and Wednesday.


Thursday will begin a new round of heavy rain and additional flooding.  1" to 3" of rain is expected with some areas getting as much as 4".  The Pompton River will crest on Wednesday, but will likely begin rising again Thursday.


... Flood Watch in effect from Thursday morning through Friday
morning...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of southern Connecticut... northeast
New Jersey and southeast New York... including the following
areas... in southern Connecticut... northern Fairfield...
northern New Haven... southern Fairfield and southern New
Haven. In northeast New Jersey... eastern Bergen... eastern
Essex... eastern Passaic... eastern Union... Hudson... western
Bergen... western Essex... western Passaic and western Union. In
southeast New York... northern Westchester... Orange... Putnam...
Rockland and southern Westchester.

* From Thursday morning through Friday morning

* rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible Thursday into
early Friday.

* Due to the recent heavy rainfall... many rivers and streams are
at high levels. This combined with saturated soil will result in
high runoff rates with the potential for moderate to major
flooding. This is a potentially dangerous situation.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.