The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for many areas in Tri-State on Friday, including Hudson, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Passaic, Middlesex, Warren and Somerset in New Jersey and Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Ulster, Orange and Sullivan. counties in New York. Residents were evacuated Friday morning in New Milford, Bergen County, where the Hackensack River was located. Fracture – Water rescue in progress in New Milford, NJ near River Edge after heavy rain last night. Neighbors say floods are more common. Hear from neighbors. # abc7NY @ noon. pic.twitter.com/v3M8ck9VpL – Derick Waller (@ wallerABC7) April 8, 2022 About 14 people had to be rescued from their homes by police. Firefighters estimate that 100 people live in the area, a known flood site. As ugly as it may seem today, they said they have seen much worse. This was the same area hit by Hurricane Ida in September 2021. However, Eyewitness News’ Derick Waller spoke by telephone with a resident whose house was surrounded by water and said he never expected the river to rise so quickly. Ώσεις Flood evacuations in New Jersey: I just interviewed a man in person, but by phone, because he is stuck on his porch. The yard floods for the second time in less than a year. He says it’s time to move. @ abc7NY pic.twitter.com/vlfW95LE91 – Derick Waller (@ wallerABC7) April 8, 2022 The high tide is around 2pm on Friday, so expect more flooding later. Firefighters say there are also floods in Oradell, north of New Milford. According to NJ Transit, “Access roads in and out of the Oradell bus garage flooded us, preventing buses from starting their journeys. We used buses from other garages to cover as many trips as possible.” NJ Transit bus service on routes 155, 157, 158, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 and 177 was delayed until later. And in Lodi, police reported local flooding on Main Street between Union Street and Kennedy Drive and near the Passaic Avenue Bridge. Heavy rains caused the Passaic River to overflow on Thursday night, flooding a Hawthorne restaurant parking lot and causing evacuations. About 300 customers at the Bottagra restaurant on Wagaraw Road were trapped by the rapidly rising waters shortly after 10pm and rescuers helped. “You’re talking about two feet of water,” said Gino Baglieri, a restaurant worker. “It’s very scary. People are slipping, slipping. People are getting hurt,” he said. In nearby Paterson, firefighters were busy flooding the Passaic River, including rescuing workers trapped in a building at 85 5th Avenue. Floods were also reported north of the New Jersey State Line in New York, where a driver was rescued from a car that had been trapped on South Pascack Road and Grotke Road. Ramapo police posted a photo on Twitter. Overnight —- South Pascack Rd. and Grotke Rd is closed due to flooding. This vehicle was trapped in the middle of the water. The passenger was safely removed. pic.twitter.com/gLH5txd1QD – Ramapo Police Station (@Ramapo_PD) April 8, 2022 READ ALSO Yankees fans were struck by lightning during a game in Florida ———- * Receive eyewitness news * More news from New Jersey* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY application for emergency notifications * Follow us on YouTube Submit a news tip Copyright © 2022 WABC-TV. All rights reserved.
