Caldwell, New Jersey

The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic river at Little Falls.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:30 am Sunday the stage was 7.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage
this afternoon.
* Impact... at 8.0 feet... flooding in the "old" Wayne area of Wayne


                   fld observed forecast
location stg stg day time crest

Passaic river
Pine Brook 19.0 19.30 sun 10 am crested and falling
Little Falls 7.0 7.23 sun 10 am crested and falling

1057 am EDT sun Mar 21 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Passaic river at Pine Brook.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:30 am Sunday the stage was estimated to be 19.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage
after midnight tonight.

... Flood Watch in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday
afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

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

* From Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon

* there is the potential from one to one and one half inches of
rain... with locally higher amounts... across the watch area from
late tonight into Tuesday night. The heaviest rain is expected
from late Monday afternoon into Tuesday.

* With river levels across northeast New Jersey and portions of
the lower Hudson Valley running relatively high already... this
rainfall could bring these rivers and small streams in the area
to flood.

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.