Earth Watch Report - Flooding - Extreme Weather
| 01.07.2013 | Flash Flood | USA | State of New Jersey, Paramus |  |  |
Flash Flood in USA on Monday, 01 July, 2013 at 17:52 (05:52 PM) UTC.
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| A heavy storm that moved through New Jersey Monday, brought flooding to many low areas. A number of roads had flooded in Paramus, New Jersey. Route 17 saw heavy flooding after the early morning storms. Just north of the Garden State Plaza near Paramus, cars were seen being pushed by firefighters as the heavy rains made it instantly too deep for cars to move. No injuries were reported. "I didn't think that was going to happen, but it was up to my knee when I got out of my car," said Caroline McCourt. Once the rain stopped, the flooding seemed to recede fairly quickly. In nearby Paterson, major roadways were under 6 feet of water until the rains stopped and the water quickly receded. Eyewitness News crews captured the flooding on 11th street. Storm drains appeared to be clogged with a lot of trash and that was contributing to the floods. Rescue crews were using rafts to take stranded motorists to safety. More rain is expected Monday afternoon. |
Eyewitness News
Flooding in Hackensack, New Jersey from an Eyewitness News viewer
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PARAMUS, N.J. (WABC) --
Storms brought heavy rain and flooding as well as a tornado to New Jersey.
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in the Berkeley Heights area. The tornado touched down in Berkeley Heights near the Passaic River just west of Garfield Street. It passed northeast through New Providence and lifted in Summit near Evergreen Avenue.
An EF-0 tornado has wind speeds between 65 and 85mph. Maximum wind speed for this tornado was estimated at 85 mph. It was 50 yards wide and traveled 4.8 miles.
Downed trees, power lines and other debris littered the streets of Berkeley Heights on Monday afternoon.
In addition to storm damage, heavy rain brought flooding to places like Paramus, New Jersey.
Route 17 saw heavy flooding after the early morning storms Monday.
Just north of the Garden State Plaza near Paramus, cars were seen being pushed by firefighters as the heavy rains made it instantly too deep for cars to move.
No injuries were reported.
"I didn't think that was going to happen, but it was up to my knee when I got out of my car," said Caroline McCourt.
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