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Article: Torrential thunderstorms cause floods, havoc
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- August 3, 2009
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MARY JO LAYTON, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-03-2009
Torrential thunderstorms cause floods, havoc -- A basement wall collapses; boats rescue stranded motorists
By MARY JO LAYTON, STAFF WRITER
Date: 08-03-2009, Monday
Section: LOCAL
Flash flooding from powerful thunderstorms forced a family out of their Paterson home after a basement wall collapsed, one of several storm-related mishaps in North Jersey on Sunday.
Highways flooded. Stranded motorists had to be rescued by boat in Newark and Elizabeth. A car overturned on Route 23 in Wayne, but with no injuries. Officials closely monitored the Saddle River for expected flooding.
Meteorologists issued flash flood warnings in 10 ...