Avoid These Roads If Flooding Hits Newark, Officials Say

NEWARK, NJ — Newark public safety officials are again warning local drivers to avoid several flood-prone streets ahead of a stormy weather forecast.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said Essex County could be hit with as much as 2 to 4 inches of rain early this week. The NWS issued a flash flood watch for Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union counties from 8 p.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Tuesday. Read More: Flash Flood Watch Issued For Essex County (See Timeline)

On Monday, the Newark Public Safety Department repeated a call that it has made in the past during other forecasts of severe storms: stay away from flooded roads.

• Read More: 30 People Trapped In Newark Floods; 'Water Came Up Quickly'
• Read More: Storm Pounds Newark; Dozens Stranded As City Floods (VIDEO)

The following locations should be avoided due to flooding conditions or the potential for flooding, officials said Monday:

· Clay Street and McCarter Highway

· South Street and Van Buren Street

· Jefferson and Chestnut Streets

· State Street near Broad Street

· Jabez and Backus Streets

· 357 Wilson Avenue

· Manufacturers Place and Hyatt Street

· Magazine Street and Avenue L

· Magazine Street and Amsterdam Street

· Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard Street

· Avenue L and Wilson Avenue

· Wilson Avenue and Avenue K

· Mary Street and Avenue L

· Ferry and Foundry Streets

· Hyatt Avenue and Wilson Avenue

· South Street and Adams Street

· South Street and Pulaski Street

· South Street and Pacific Street

· South Street and Dawson Street

· Pacific Street and Calumet Street

· Pulaski Street and Clifford Street

· Jefferson Street ad Clifford Street

· Van Buren Street and Clifford Street

· Foundry Street and Roanoke Avenue

· Foundry Street and Avenue P

· Norfolk Street

· Orange Street

· Nesbitt Street

· McClellan Street and Runiak Avenue

· McClellan Street and Frelinghuysen Avenue

· Frelinghuysen Avenue and Peddie Street

· Frelinghuysen Avenue and Noble Street

· Noble Street and Meeker Avenue

· Elizabeth Avenue and Meeker Avenue

· Martin Luther King Blvd. and State Street

· Martin Luther King Blvd. and Orange Street, and

· Frelinghuysen Avenue and the Route 22 underpass

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