Thursday, June 13, 2013
National Weather Service issues a hazardous weather warning throughout North Jersey.
Heavy rain and possible flooding are expected throughout northern New Jersey on Thursday, with the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting thunderstorms and up to 2 inches of rain. A flood watch was issued from the Mount Holly weather service station for several counties, including Morris, Essex, Bergen, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. The NWS predicted that the heavy rain could cause flooding in some areas with already high water. "The added rain will increase the chances for flooding to occur on rivers and creeks that are already running high due to the heavy rain that occurred last Friday and Monday," the NWS said on its website. The NJ Office of Emergency Management also is monitoring a low pressure and severe storm system. …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Mayor Dawn Zimmer outlined her plan in Wednesday's state of the city address.
On Wednesday night, during her third state of the city address, Mayor Dawn Zimmer proposed three ways of combating future flooding in Hoboken: flood walls at the north and south end of Hoboken, more pumps and going green. The flood wall proposal received a lot of media attention from local, and national, publications. The city is looking to pay for the proposal — which is only in its planning stages now and not certain yet — through federal funding. Mayor Dawn Zimmer has visited Trenton to explain the challenges Hoboken has faced during and after Sandy. The wall system would help with major flooding in the case of a storm surge, like what happened during Sandy. Pumps and green roofs are supposed to help with flooding because of rain. We …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Mayor Dawn Zimmer called in the National Guard around 10 p.m. on Monday night. As of 3 a.m. on Tuesday, they had not arrived in Hoboken.
UPDATED 2:45 a.m.—Flood water started receding in Hoboken around midnight, but not after causing major flooding, power outages and damage all over town. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer called in the National Guard on Monday night for extra assistance as raging floodwaters from Tropical Storm Sandy ravaged Hoboken. Roughly 15,000 people were without power as of 9:45 p.m. on Monday night, with two substations in town underwater. The National Guard did not make it to Hoboken as of 3 a.m. Tuesday. Much of the west side was in the dark as of 10:30 p.m. It's unclear when power will be restored. Zimmer said Public Service Electric & Gas workers were attempting to get to Hoboken to restore power, but weren't able to enter the city due to widespread …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Hurricane will bring a variety of hazards and up to 8 inches of rain as it wreaks havoc throughout East Coast, according to federal officials.
As Hurricane Sandy travels toward the East Coast, New Jersey residents should brace for a slow deterioration of the weather well before landfall early next week, according to officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Additional damage from Sandy is expected, because the hurricane is expected to lose speed by the time it makes landfall. This will extend the period of heavy wind and rainfall, according to NOAA's National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Rick Knabb. Sandy is expected to bring between 5 and 8 inches of rain to the affected area, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction Director Dr. Louis Uccellini said. Between 50 and 60 million people will be impacted by Sandy well into next week. "It's difficult to …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
By the time the storms gets to the tri-state area, it will likely be a tropical storm with a lot of rainfall and heavy wind.
The city of Hoboken is preparing for the possibility of severe weather early next week, when Hurricane Sandy could be coming to the area. The city is preparing for the storm, "just as we did for Hurricane Irene," Mayor Dawn Zimmer said on Thursday. Opposed to August 2011, right before Irene hit, Hoboken now has a reverse 9-1-1 system in place as well as a working wet weather pump. While the pump won't be able to prevent flooding in case of a heavy storm, Zimmer said, it'll help the draining process afterward. After Irene, it took multiple days for some of the flooding to subside. That would be better with the pump. Sandy, currently a category 2 hurricane, could arrive in Hoboken as early as Sunday, lasting through Tuesday. By then it could…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Committee for a Green Hoboken on flooding in town.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
An open to letter to Mayor Zimmer, Hoboken City Council members and Hoboken Residents. Recently we experienced some much needed rainfall, which resulted in relief from the current heat wave, and water for our street trees and plantings. Unfortunately, it also resulted in flooding in the streets and various properties around the city. The storm that occurred on July 18th did so during low tide and the recently operational wet weather pump station was unable to keep safe the typical flood-prone streets, homes and businesses. The pump is a necessary tool in our efforts to minimize and ultimately eliminate flooding in Hoboken; it has been extremely effective in previous storms and was able to quickly dry these areas once the storm subsided…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Temperature is up to 99 degrees with heat index of 105. The National Weather Service predicts severe thunderstorms beginning after 4 p.m.
UPDATED, 6 p.m.—Relief is here. But it has arrived in the form hail, thunder, excessive rain and thunder. The National Weather Service predicted a "strong cold front" to come through the area earlier this afternoon. The storm moved through New Jersey earlier this afternoon and was over Hoboken around 4 p.m. The city's wet weather pump was in effect on Wednesday afternoon during the storm, said city spokesman Juan Melli. While the pump was operating, some flooding still occured due to the extensive high intensity rain on Wednesday afternoon. The area around shoprite as well as downtown Harrison Street—between First and Second—experienced some flooding. If the rain intensity exceeds the pump's capacity, Melli explained, some flooding …
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Christie: All 21 counties eligible to apply for cash.
After touring two northern New Jersey towns ravaged by Hurricane Irene, President Barack Obama assured residents Sunday that the federal government will help them rebuild. "We are going to make sure we provide the resources needed," Obama said while touring Paterson, a city of roughly 150,000 that witnessed severe flooding during Irene because of its proximity to the Passaic River. "I want to make it very clear we are going to meet our federal obligations." Obama visited Paterson and Wayne for an hour-and-a-half total with a delegation that included Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), along with U.S. Reps. Steve Rothman (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Passaic …
Five helicopters signal president's arrival as crowd lines Passaic Avenue.
President Barack Obama, wearing a blue buttoned-down shirt, waved to a crowd along Passaic Avenue in Fairfield Sunday from the back of his black motorcade car as he sped toward Wayne and Paterson to tour flood-ravaged areas. Obama could be seen briefly in his motorcade after arriving at Essex County's airport in Fairfield in one of five military helicopters that landed between 12:25 and 12:45 p.m. Police presence was heavy all along Passaic Avenue, while sharpshooters could be seen on top of the buildings at the airport. A line of buses were parked in front of the landing area so the view of his disembarking was blocked from the crowds. Crowds of local residents lined parking lots and grassy lawns of businesses along Passaic Avenue to get…
Eric
9:17 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
After losing millions of dollars on the flooded train cars in that they'll be looking into it regardless. Heads will roll if this happens again and they did nothing to prevent it. more ›