Hoboken Under Flash Flood Watch Through Early Sunday Morning

HOBOKEN, NJ — Just as some buildings in Hoboken finished cleaning up after floods from from Tropical Storm Henri this week, Hudson County and most of New Jersey is under a flash flood watch from 2 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. Sunday, with more rain expected.

"With recent heavy rainfall, it will not take much additional rain to result in flash flooding," the National Weather Service said in issuing a flood watch for Hudson County, Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Union counties.

High tide in Hoboken during the watch period will be at 1:24 a.m. and 1:46 p.m. Saturday.

All of Hudson County is also under an air quality alert and heat advisory that end late Friday. (See the three watches for the county here).

Several storms are making their way northwest in the Atlantic Ocean, including Tropical Depression 10, which could become Tropical Storm Julian. The remnants of Hurricane Ida may be a factor in the Northeast late next week (track it here).

See the National Hurricane Center map of disturbances here.

City of Hoboken Sends An Alert

The city of Hoboken sent an alert Friday morning saying, "Please be advised that the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for northeast New Jersey from 2 p.m. today until late Saturday night. According to NWS, a quick 1 to 2 inches of rain combined with recent heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding. Any intense rainfall of greater than 0.8 inch per hour may result in flash flooding in low-lying areas."

The city said, "Flooding is possible at low-lying intersections. Barricades will be deployed in these areas. Please do not drive around barricades." (See the list of intersections below.)

While some may consider flash floods just an inconvenience, these floods have proved fatal to drivers (sometimes trapping parents and children in their cars as water rises) and to children playing near small streams.

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Locally, a flash flood near the Hoboken ShopRite before Tropical Storm Elsa last month temporarily stranded shoppers. READ MORE: Flash Flooding Traps Shoppers In Hoboken Lot

The forecast for Hudson County calls for:

• Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 75. East wind 11 to 13 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 8 to 10 mph.

Intersections In Hoboken And Jersey City That May Flood

Jersey City has 14 "repeat flooding" intersections. See that list here.

The intersections in Hoboken that are most likely to flood include:

• 1st and Marshall
• 1st and Harrison
• 2nd and Harrison
• 3rd and Harrison
• 4th and Harrison
• 4th and Monroe
• 3rd and Jackson
• 4th and Jackson
• 9th and Monroe
• 9th and Madison
• 10th and Madison
• 1st and Clinton
• 3rd and Clinton
• Henderson and Newark
• Grove and Newark

Report flooded Hoboken intersections and clogged drain inlets by calling the NHSA Hotline at (866) 689-3970. Report power outages and downed wires to PSEG at https://nj.myaccount.pseg.com/....

Floods This Summer

Low-lying Hoboken is known to experience flooding during severe downpours; in fact, the city experienced flash floods twice last month as well as twice in July 2020. Last month, a flash flood trapped shoppers in a supermarket parking lot. READ MORE: Flash Flooding Traps Shoppers In Hoboken Lot

Upcoming Tropical Storms

Several storms are making their way northwest in the Atlantic Ocean. See the National Hurricane Center map of disturbances here.

The next several tropical storms in the Atlantic will be named: Julian, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose, Sam, Teresa, Victor, and Wanda.

Severe storms are becoming more frequent. In fact, the current Hurricane Elsa in July 2021 was the earliest E-named storm in modern weather history.

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