Power Outages Reported In Ridgewood Amid Tropical Storm Fay

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — As Tropical Storm Fay begins to impact Bergen County with heavy rain and flooding, PSE&G is reporting power outages in Ridgewood.

According to the company, 41 customers are without power in the village. The area hit hardest with outages is Hackensack, with PSE&G at one point reporting 3,162 outages.

PSE&G reports 4,053 customers affected across Bergen County.

The New Jersey Transit Main-Bergen County line reported delays of up to 20 minutes due to a downed tree across the tracks in Ridgewood.

The National Weather Service has flood advisory is currently in effect for Bergen County until 7:15 p.m. According to the NWS, Ridgewood, as well as Paramus, could experience minor flooding due to heavy rain.

The heaviest rain is expected in Bergen County between 4 and 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Here's what to expect in Bergen County on Friday:

10 a.m.

• Wind: 10 mph
• Rain 0.43 inches (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
• Thunder and lightning

1 p.m.

• Wind: 11 mph
• Rain 0.43 inches (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
• Thunder and lightning

4 p.m.

• Wind: 11 mph
• Rain: 1.39 inches (4 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
• Thunder and lightning

7 p.m.

• Wind: 52 mph
• Rain: 1.39 inches (4 p.m. to 10 p.m.)

10 p.m.

• Wind: 30 mph
• Rain: 0.33 inches (10 p.m. to 12 a.m.)

And here is the local forecast for Friday and Saturday:

Today

• A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 a.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 79. East wind 7 to 9 MPH. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2-inches possible.

Tonight

• Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 73. Windy, with an east wind 28 to 38 MPH becoming southeast 8 to 13 MPH after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2-inches possible.

Saturday

• A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 6 to 10 MPH. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.