Flood Watch Issued For Bergen County; 5 Inches Of Rain May Fall

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Sunday through Monday as a strong storm makes its way up the East Coast from Florida.

The flood watch is in effect from 5 p.m. Sunday through 5 p.m. Monday.

Revised forecasts for the Mahwah area now call for 2-3 inches of rain to fall Sunday, and another 1-2 on Monday.

The National Weather Service issued updated guidance Sunday at 6 a.m. saying the "major coastal storm" may cause flooding near the Saddle and Ramapo rivers. (Scroll down in the guidance to look at the river flooding probabilities.)

The NWS forecast for Bergen County says the rain will start after 1 p.m. Sunday.

• The updated guidance, with maps, is here.
• The forecast, watches, and warnings are here.
  

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Track Flooding With These Links

During the last storm, the town of Ridgewood suggested that these links are worth checking regarding rivers flooding:

• WaterAlerts from the U.S. Geological Survey, warning when rivers are near flood stage: https://accounts.waterdata.usgs.gov/wateralert/
• The Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service of the National Weather Service, for river flows: https://water.weather.gov/ahps/region.php?rfc=nerfc

Track The Storm Here

Keep an eye on the radar here.

Check for watches and warnings in New Jersey here.

See the updated NWS forecasts for North Jersey:

• Bergen County here
• Essex County here
• Hudson County here