Millburn 'We Are Not Yet Out Of The Woods With This Storm'

MILLBURN, NJ — Millburn and other Essex County towns cleaned up Thursday and Friday after heavy rains brought floods amid Tropical Depression Ida. A flood warning was extended for the area Thursday and Friday.

A Millburn resident posted video of Millburn High School students helping with cleanup, writing, "They could've spent it on their phones or binge watching their favorite tv shows, but no, not our kids!"

[See Most Recent Update And Millburn Cleanup Photos From Friday Afternoon Here.]

The Millburn schools were closed Thursday but would reopen Friday, the district said.

A resident Tweeted this video from downtown:

The town Tweeted on Thursday:

The region was under a flash flood watch until Thursday morning. See the watches and warnings for Essex and Union counties here.

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Previously, Millburn had warned residents to prepare: Amid Flood Watch, Millburn Issues Guidance On Tropical Storm Ida

Nearby, Maplewood sent residents an alert Wednesday night to "Stay inside and do not go out to inspect damage until daylight, as there is a danger of falling trees and/or wires."

The region was under a tornado watch until 1 a.m. and a flash flood watch until 2 p.m.

See the watches and warnings for Essex and Union counties here.

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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• See New Jersey in the forecast cone for Ida here.
• See the flash flood potential on this map.

• See the potential rainfall map here.

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

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