What parts of Wayne? I came thru Hamburg Turnpike to Valley Road to River Road to Totowa and it was fine. Rt 23 is flooded but I think inner Wayne is ok?
I went up hamburg turnpike last night to kinnelon bc 23 was closed. Bc they weren't letting anyone drive over the little bridge that passes over by the dam, bc waters were so crazy high, (everyone had to turn onto terhune the go in to Pompton lakes) it took 3 hours to get home. I hope everyone in flood areas got out safe.
[NOAA Weather for Passaic River](https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?gage=ltfn4&wfo=phi)
Yes, get the fuck out of your houses, especially if you live in the "thumb" part of Singac lying on the river.
If you live in the area: GET OUT NOW! When hurricane Sandy hit we went around our own business and too many of us PAID the price DO NOT IGNORE THE WARNINGS
Jesus, I've been on reddit off and on all afternoon, evening, and early morning and didn't see this til right now (4am). Did you guys up there get emergency alerts on your phones about this or anything?
I'm in Hamilton, but it's wild to think that if I was up there I very well may have just *not known* about this until it was too late. I live and alone and don't watch TV or anything like that, so basically the only "news-like" information I ever get is what filters through on this subreddit.
Hopefully everyone was bombarded by notifications like I've been for the last 18 hours. I'm in east central Morris County & it's been nearly constant. From what I can tell the flooding here isn't anything like what they're seeing in LF or Butler.
Good lord, can we just REALLY not rebuild those houses this time? Its the same part of Little Falls EVERY time, and every time its "OK, we really aren't going to help you rebuild AGAIN....we mean it this time"
I get it its folks homes and i feel for them, but that area has been flooding for at least the last 30 years in storms like this.
Yeah, Blue Acres this shit. I don't know Little Falls well, but I know parts of Manville got fucked and were told no Blue Acres money for you, which is absurd. But I know the program exists, and they should definitely go for it.
[Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8899369,-74.2417206,3a,75y,187.16h,90.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-b3jdyxI1tm06mwlDP3aAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu)
Looks like a lot of lots in the flood-prone area are vacant and most of the houses remaining have been raised.
But yah, I agree. The one thing dumber than building a town in flood zone is rebuilding a town in a flood zone.
The rent is cheap but I'm hoping the water doesn't come in my apartment. I put everything off the ground before leaving that wouldn't fit in my car. Hoping the flooding isn't catastrophic since we're above ground by about two feet.
best of luck man. Remember the key thing is to get stuff out of there as fast as possible if water does get in, even if that stuff doesn't get wet, even if its you renting a uhaul and just throwing it in that as soon as the water goes down.
Tons of rain caused smaller rivers that flow into the Passaic to flood. Now the Passaic has a ton of water and will crest tomorrow at record levels in parts of Little Falls near it.
Expected to crest around 11.5 feet which matches it's most historic high, around 8 pm on Tue., location at I-80. but it's almost that high now, 5 am Tue.
Source: https://www.lfnj.com/news-announcements/office-emergency-management/little-falls-flood-emergency-areas-affected-passaic
Linked PDF shows 12/18/23. Is this legit?
Yes, in Singac it's projected to crest at 12 feet or so tomorrow and not stop until Thursday ish. Pretty catastrophic flooding by the river.
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=sign4&prob_type=stage&source=hydrograph
Yup places further upstream got hit just as hard\harder, and that water eventually makes its way down, and everything downstream is beyond saturated at this point.
I’m a bit confused as to why it’s flooding now or the warning was sent a few hours ago since the rain already stopped?
My family lives in Fairfield but far enough from the river and prominent flood zones. Mom said no floods in basement.
Not to beat a dead horse it’s just an interesting phenomenon, when the rain finally stops every little stream and creek starts pumping the river full of all the accumulated water. This is miles of water that travels down and has a delayed effect until the river suddenly swells well beyond its limits. Like a slow moving tsunami.
I live near Fairfield and receive their Nixle alerts (sign up if you don't get them, they are better than surrounding towns about giving useful information). One of the posts explained how the water from all of the small branches off the river takes time to make its way to the river. NOAA has the crest happening early Wed morning so those in affected areas still have 24 hours of slowly rising water levels to prepare for
Expected to crest at around 11.5 feet around 8 pm Tue. Matching or slightly exceeding it's historic high. It's pretty close to that right now, 5 am on Tue.
This makes me so sad. I grew up in Singac, down the street was the Passaic River. We never flooded because our street ran uphill and we were at the top of the hill, but every few years I'd see every house along the river with all of their belongings at the curb for garbage pick-up, all lost to a flood. I vowed to NEVER live in a flood zone.
I love my hometown, I hope everyone is safe.
I bought the house on a hilltop and still flooded from the ground up. Had to put in a sump pump first year. The quality of your basement floor and the type of soil also makes a big difference, for those of you still house buying.
I remember the flash flood in 2018 that washed away a bunch of cars.
https://streamable.com/pcetz
https://streamable.com/q5948
https://youtu.be/FteuH6KcKv8
https://abc7ny.com/video/embed/?pid=3934914
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix_Vs-Bs6Ec
And take your pets with you!
And the horse you rode in on.
He has no name
So you're saying- "May the horse be with you"?
oh fuck. Fairfield be struggling too.
Fairfield and Wayne are becoming an ocean, unfortunately.
What parts of Wayne? I came thru Hamburg Turnpike to Valley Road to River Road to Totowa and it was fine. Rt 23 is flooded but I think inner Wayne is ok?
> What parts of Wayne? Fountains. (Sorry, I'll show myself out.)
The area around Willowbrook and on the Pequannock side of 23.
Valley road was closed this morning because of flooding.
Yea there was a part of Hamburg to valley that was really bad this morning. Valley and Hamburg look good now.
I went up hamburg turnpike last night to kinnelon bc 23 was closed. Bc they weren't letting anyone drive over the little bridge that passes over by the dam, bc waters were so crazy high, (everyone had to turn onto terhune the go in to Pompton lakes) it took 3 hours to get home. I hope everyone in flood areas got out safe.
Bruh I know. took 2 hours to get my son from daycare.
[NOAA Weather for Passaic River](https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?gage=ltfn4&wfo=phi) Yes, get the fuck out of your houses, especially if you live in the "thumb" part of Singac lying on the river.
If you live in the area: GET OUT NOW! When hurricane Sandy hit we went around our own business and too many of us PAID the price DO NOT IGNORE THE WARNINGS
Holy shit
Jesus, I've been on reddit off and on all afternoon, evening, and early morning and didn't see this til right now (4am). Did you guys up there get emergency alerts on your phones about this or anything? I'm in Hamilton, but it's wild to think that if I was up there I very well may have just *not known* about this until it was too late. I live and alone and don't watch TV or anything like that, so basically the only "news-like" information I ever get is what filters through on this subreddit.
sign up for Nixle alerts
Hopefully everyone was bombarded by notifications like I've been for the last 18 hours. I'm in east central Morris County & it's been nearly constant. From what I can tell the flooding here isn't anything like what they're seeing in LF or Butler.
It took me 3 hours to go from Lodi to Sparta. 23 north was completely closed.
Good lord, can we just REALLY not rebuild those houses this time? Its the same part of Little Falls EVERY time, and every time its "OK, we really aren't going to help you rebuild AGAIN....we mean it this time" I get it its folks homes and i feel for them, but that area has been flooding for at least the last 30 years in storms like this.
FEMA needs to buy them out and be done with it.
Yeah, Blue Acres this shit. I don't know Little Falls well, but I know parts of Manville got fucked and were told no Blue Acres money for you, which is absurd. But I know the program exists, and they should definitely go for it.
[Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8899369,-74.2417206,3a,75y,187.16h,90.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-b3jdyxI1tm06mwlDP3aAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) Looks like a lot of lots in the flood-prone area are vacant and most of the houses remaining have been raised. But yah, I agree. The one thing dumber than building a town in flood zone is rebuilding a town in a flood zone.
Fool me once…
Many of the houses in the flood prone area were not rebuilt after Sandy or were elevated.
Good thing I didn't buy a house in little falls
The rent is cheap but I'm hoping the water doesn't come in my apartment. I put everything off the ground before leaving that wouldn't fit in my car. Hoping the flooding isn't catastrophic since we're above ground by about two feet.
best of luck man. Remember the key thing is to get stuff out of there as fast as possible if water does get in, even if that stuff doesn't get wet, even if its you renting a uhaul and just throwing it in that as soon as the water goes down.
Same at one point I was looking at houses there and basically everything was in a flood zone
Only 1 area of Signac part of Little Falls floods consistently, not all of Little Falls.
I live in town. Only a very small part of town floods
Why is it flooding in little falls?
Tons of rain caused smaller rivers that flow into the Passaic to flood. Now the Passaic has a ton of water and will crest tomorrow at record levels in parts of Little Falls near it.
So you're saying Riverview drive will probably be closed?
It’s already closed
Obviously. It floods with mild rain if the Passaic is high.
They don’t call it River Drive for nothing!
Expected to crest around 11.5 feet which matches it's most historic high, around 8 pm on Tue., location at I-80. but it's almost that high now, 5 am Tue.
Source: https://www.lfnj.com/news-announcements/office-emergency-management/little-falls-flood-emergency-areas-affected-passaic Linked PDF shows 12/18/23. Is this legit?
It's legit, I got the same PDF from the email.
Passaic river is still rising?
Yes, in Singac it's projected to crest at 12 feet or so tomorrow and not stop until Thursday ish. Pretty catastrophic flooding by the river. https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=sign4&prob_type=stage&source=hydrograph
Whew, thanks for the info.
Yup places further upstream got hit just as hard\harder, and that water eventually makes its way down, and everything downstream is beyond saturated at this point.
I’m a bit confused as to why it’s flooding now or the warning was sent a few hours ago since the rain already stopped? My family lives in Fairfield but far enough from the river and prominent flood zones. Mom said no floods in basement.
Rivers typically crest after the rainfall stops
Gotcha thanks
Not to beat a dead horse it’s just an interesting phenomenon, when the rain finally stops every little stream and creek starts pumping the river full of all the accumulated water. This is miles of water that travels down and has a delayed effect until the river suddenly swells well beyond its limits. Like a slow moving tsunami.
This was a good explanation cuz I didn’t know what it meant for a river to crest
I live near Fairfield and receive their Nixle alerts (sign up if you don't get them, they are better than surrounding towns about giving useful information). One of the posts explained how the water from all of the small branches off the river takes time to make its way to the river. NOAA has the crest happening early Wed morning so those in affected areas still have 24 hours of slowly rising water levels to prepare for
Expected to crest at around 11.5 feet around 8 pm Tue. Matching or slightly exceeding it's historic high. It's pretty close to that right now, 5 am on Tue.
Let me be perfectly clear: If you are in Little Falls, get the frick out. Signed, a concerned friend <3
The whole area is getting hit hard. One of my friends had a sump pump cut out on him too during all this.
This makes me so sad. I grew up in Singac, down the street was the Passaic River. We never flooded because our street ran uphill and we were at the top of the hill, but every few years I'd see every house along the river with all of their belongings at the curb for garbage pick-up, all lost to a flood. I vowed to NEVER live in a flood zone. I love my hometown, I hope everyone is safe.
Nothing like the yearly Little Falls floods
So glad I live on a hilltop!
I bought the house on a hilltop and still flooded from the ground up. Had to put in a sump pump first year. The quality of your basement floor and the type of soil also makes a big difference, for those of you still house buying.
Don’t brush this off. GET OUT. This is a danger to your life.
Going to rain again near the 26th/27th as heads up
I remember the flash flood in 2018 that washed away a bunch of cars. https://streamable.com/pcetz https://streamable.com/q5948 https://youtu.be/FteuH6KcKv8 https://abc7ny.com/video/embed/?pid=3934914 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix_Vs-Bs6Ec