Spring nor’easter puts Hoboken in flood watch

Get your weekend activities finished today and tonight, as Hoboken may possibly become victimized by flooding again! Be aware and park away from known flood zones!

Flood Watch for the northeast!

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

RAINFALL WITH A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH TONIGHT SHOULD BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH. THIS FRONT WILL THEN STALL JUST TO THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY, AND SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS AN INTENSIFYING COASTAL STORM MOVES NORTHWARD AND TRANSPORTS CONSIDERABLE ATLANTIC MOISTURE ALONG WITH IT.

RAINFALL WITH THE COASTAL STORM WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING AN INCH PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN BANDS.

TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND FLOODING OF FAST RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS. HARD DRY GROUND DUE TO LACK OF RECENT RAINFALL AND STORM DRAINS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN CLEARED OF WINTER DEBRIS MAY ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL RUNOFF IN THESE AREAS.

Good luck, everyone!

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Foggy Hudson in Hoboken wakes residents up

Last week’s abnormally warm weather brought several days of foggy conditions in Hoboken and all along the east coast.

Hoboken411 reader Kimberly was awakened by fog horns one morning, and snapped this very cool photo in her apartment high above the Hudson River. Looks almost like a big tidal wave!

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First Hoboken snowfall of 2012 – Winter Weather Advisory

Not a major snow event, but the National Weather Service is predicting between 3 to 6 inches of snow tomorrow! Should be over by dinner time, so go sledding or something!

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Relatively minor rain storm floods Hoboken – even with “pump”

Seems like the only thing that wet weather pumping station in Hoboken was good for is photo opportunities for politicians.

HPD is reporting that Hoboken is beginning to flood again, even with this run-of-the-mill rain event.

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Hoboken has it easy compared to other areas

Sure, today’s unexpected October Nor’easter is pummeling many places in the northeast – but other than a downed tree here or there, Hoboken is getting off easy.

What was supposed to be a routine trip up north to Bergen County to run some errands – turned into quite a debacle. We were supposed to make many stops today to knock some items off our to-do lists, but the storm changed everything. One stop included Campmor in Paramus, but they closed early due to the weather. Plus, the conditions just a few miles to the north were significantly worse than here in the Mile Square. More heavy wet snow had brought down trees on practically every street – closing countless roads, and even knocking power out in many cities. We were lucky to get back to Hoboken in one piece.

Now, time for a nice cocktail!

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A drop of rain – and Hoboken floods again

Reporting on every flooded intersection in Hoboken each time it rains gets almost as tiring as those who have to deal with it. So I’ll hand today’s “flood, rinse, repeat” coverage over to the folks at Eyewitness News – who got stuck in the Mile Square flooding themselves. Note that another heavy batch of rain is expected in a couple hours!

Flood Watch in effect for Hoboken, NJ (again)

9/22/2011:

The National Weather Service has once again issued an area flood watch for Friday afternoon into Saturday. Folks with common sense know what to do. Have fun!

Hoboken Flood Watch 9/23 – 9/24

“THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT… NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER OR JUST WEST OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING ALONG THIS FRONT WILL TAP INTO DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WESTERN ATLANTIC TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE EXPECTED RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS… URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS… AND BASEMENTS.”

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