NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — Drivers in Newark, New Jersey, were warned to avoid more than two dozen streets that may flood on Friday.
The city’s Department of Public Safety announced it was coordinating responses to burglar alarms, flooding conditions, and other weather-related incidents as thunderstorms rolled over the tri-state area.
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Parts of New Jersey were placed under a coastal flood advisory and severe thunderstorm warning by the National Weather Service, with flooding of up to 1 ½ feet expected for some areas. Forecasters said rain was expected to last until at least 1 p.m.
Below is the list of streets drivers should avoid in Newark.
Newark streets to avoid for flooding
- Clay Street and McCarter Highway
- South Street and Van Buren Street
- Jefferson and Chestnut Streets
- State Street near Broad Street
- Jabez and Backus Streets
- 357 Wilson Avenue
- Manufacturers Place and Hyatt Street
- Magazine Street and Amsterdam Street
- Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard Street
- Avenue L and Wilson Avenue
- Wilson Avenue and Avenue K
- Mary Street and Avenue L
- Ferry and Foundry Streets
- Hyatt Avenue and Wilson Avenue
- South Street and Adams Street
- South Street and Pulaski Street
- South Street and Pacific Street
- South Street and Dawson Street
- Pacific Street and Calumet Street
- Pulaski Street and Clifford Street
- Jefferson Street and Clifford Street
- Van Buren Street and Clifford Street
- Foundry Street and Roanoke Avenue
- Foundry Street and Avenue P
- Norfolk Street
- Orange Street
- Nesbitt Street
- McClellan Street and Frelinghuysen Avenue
- Frelinghuysen Avenue and Peddie Street
- Frelinghuysen Avenue and Noble Street
- Noble Street and Meeker Avenue
- Elizabeth Avenue and Meeker Avenue
- Martin Luther King Blvd. and State Street
- Martin Luther King Blvd. and Orange Street
- Frelinghuysen Avenue and the Route 22 underpass
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