The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings in eight counties in northern and central New Jersey Thursday night after hours of moderate to heavy rain caused some streams, creeks and rivers to overflow and others to rise close to their flood stage.
Flood warnings were posted in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties. Most of the warnings are effective from Thursday night through early Friday morning.
The warning in Bergen County covers the Saddle River near Lodi. It remains in effect until 6 a.m. Friday.
The warnings in Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties pertains to all areas near rivers, creeks and streams, along with “other low-lying and flood-prone locations,” where flooding is either occurring now or is imminent, the National Weather Service’s New York regional office said.
“Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall,” the warning notes. “It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.”
The warning in Morris County is primarily focused on the Whippany River in Morristown, which surpassed its flood stage of 6 feet at about 9:10 p.m., according to the weather service’s regional office in Mount Holly. The flooding is currently considered minor but it could impact parts of Interstate 287 between mile markers 36 and 39.
Update: A new flood warning in Morris County was issued at 11 p.m., covering the Rockaway River in Boonton, below the reservoir.
In Somerset County, the flood warning includes several rivers — the Lamington River in Burnt Mills, the West Branch Middle Brook in Martinsville, the North Branch Raritan River in North Branch, the North Branch Raritan River in Raritan Borough and the North Branch Raritan River at South Branch.
The Somerset warning also covers parts of Interstate 78 between mile markers 28 and 35, and Interstate 287 between mile markers 15 and 25.
The weather service said between 1 inch and 1.5 inches of rain fell in some of these areas Thursday evening, in addition to the rain that fell earlier in the day. And more rain is expected to fall during the next few hours.
In Hunterdon County, the main area of concern is the Neshanic River in Reaville, which rose above flood stage at about 9 p.m. Thursday, the weather service said.
Note: The latest weather warnings, watches and advisories in New Jersey can be found on this web page.
Big rainfall totals
More than a dozen towns across New Jersey have been drenched with more than 3 inches of rain on Thursday, as of 11 p.m., according to data from the Rutgers New Jersey Weather Network and the National Weather Service. Among them are:
- 3.68 inches in Whippany, Morris County
- 3.51 inches in Denville, Morris County
- 3.51 inches in Mountain Lakes, Morris County
- 3.50 inches in Butler, Morris County
- 3.40 inches in Towaco, Morris County
- 3.39 inches in North Haledon, Passaic County
- 3.38 inches in Walpack, Sussex County
- 3.30 inches in Charlotteburg, Passaic County
- 3.27 inches in Parsippany, Morris County
- 3.24 inches in Ramsey, Bergen County
- 3.21 inches in High Point, Sussex County
- 3.16 inches in Blue Mountain Lakes, Sussex County
- 3.16 inches in Branchville, Sussex County
- 3.14 inches in Sandyston, Sussex County
- 3.12 inches in Morris Plains, Morris County
- 3.08 inches in Marksboro, Warren County
- 3.07 inches in Randolph, Morris County
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The Link LonkApril 08, 2022 at 09:38AM
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