🚗 **Road Weather Update: Flash flooding is impacting parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and western Massachusetts this morning.**
– **New Jersey:** Flash Flood Warnings through **7:15–9 AM EDT** for areas along **I-287, I-78, and I-80**, including portions of the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Thunderstorms have dropped **1.5–3 inches of rain** in some areas, with more rain possible. Flooded highways, underpasses, and low-lying streets are possible.
– **NYC metro & northeast New Jersey:** Flash Flood Warning through **8:45 AM EDT** for Newark, Jersey City, the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and western Nassau County. Rainfall rates of **1–1.5 inches per hour** may quickly flood streets and underpasses.
– **Northern Connecticut & western Massachusetts:** Flash Flood Warning through **9 AM EDT** for the Hartford and Springfield areas. Rainfall rates of **1–2 inches per hour** could cause rapid street, highway, and small-stream flooding.
– **Southern Connecticut & Westchester County, NY:** Flood advisories continue through **8:45 AM EDT**, with another **0.5–1 inch of rain** possible and poor-drainage roads at risk of minor flooding.
Never drive through flooded roads—turn around, don’t drown. Slow down in heavy rain, allow extra stopping distance, and watch for water-covered underpasses.
Submit road-weather reports at **888-IS-4TIPS (888-474-8477)** or **HammerDownHeadlines.com** / **HammerDownNews.com**. Check local conditions before traveling.