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RAINSTORM: Fair Lawn, Elmwood Park Firefighters Rescue Stranded Car Occupants RAINSTORM: Fair Lawn, Elmwood Park Firefighters Rescue Stranded Car Occupants
Rainstorm: Fair Lawn, Elmwood Park Firefighters Rescue Stranded Car Occupants Fair Lawn firefighters, with help from their Elmwood Park colleagues, rescued the occupants of a sedan stranded by Saturday's flash flooding. Fair Lawn police joined the responders under the NJ Transit trestle on eastbound Broadway around 5 p.m. No one required medical attention, responders said. A tow truck retrieved the soaked sedan. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account. ****** (ALSO SEE) VIDEOS: A rushing torrent of muddy water during Saturday's rainstorm sent vehicles floating and crashing into one another at a Route 46 dealership in Little Falls. https://northpassaic.dailyvo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Weather
Super Soaker: Stormy Day Will Bring Showers, Heavy Downpours Super Soaker: Stormy Day Will Bring Showers, Heavy Downpours
Super Soaker: Stormy Day Will Bring Showers, Heavy Downpours Get set for what will be one of the wettest days during a week that will be marked by showers and the chance of storms through Saturday. Scattered showers accompanied by brief heavy downpours.continue to moving northward Monday morning. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible on a humid day in which the high temperature will be in the low-80s. During the evening, there is a 50-50 chance for more showers and thunderstorms. The overnight low will be around 72. Tuesday will see less precipitation during the day, but there is still a chance for showers and stor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Here Come The Storms: 30-40 MPH Wind Gusts With Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding Possible Here Come The Storms: 30-40 MPH Wind Gusts With Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding Possible
Here Come The Storms: 30-40 MPH Wind Gusts With Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding Possible This story has been updated. A stretch of sunny, pleasant days will end midway through the weekend as rain and thunderstorms sweep through the region, marking a sharp change in the weather pattern. Rain will move into the region early in the evening Saturday and continue into Sunday morning. A windswept 1" to 2" of rain is likely, with higher amounts in areas where there are thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.  Winds will gust up to 30 mph with 40 mph gusts possible, especially along the coast, where they are likely to create rough surf and strong rip curre…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
AFTERMATH: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen AFTERMATH: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen
Aftermath: Thunderous Storm KOs Power To Thousands In Bergen A severe thunderstorm knocked out power Tuesday afternoon to nearly 5,000 customers throughout Bergen County, while igniting tree, utility pole and house fires, downing wires and darkening traffic lights. PSE&G reported those who lost power included: More than 2,100 customers in Hackensack; Nearly 1,000 customers each in Fair Lawn, Ho-Ho-Kus and Oradell; 900 or so customers in Westwood; Dozens of others scattered throughout northeast Bergen; Nearly 1,000 customers in Clifton and Paterson combined. Flash flooding plagued motorists on several roadways in both Bergen and Passaic counties.…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine