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Jersey City Downtown Farmer's Market Cancelled Due To Storms
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch starting Thursday morning.
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Impending storms have canceled the Downtown Farmer's Market. The cancellation was announced on the market's Twitter account.
The Hudson County Office of Emergency Management issued notice of a "flash flooding and severe thunderstorm threat" for Thursday from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday. Hoboken and low-lying areas of Jersey City, Secaucus, and Weehawken have been known in particular to flood during strong storms.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch starting Thursday morning.
The Hudson County OEM noted in their alert, "Scattered flash flooding threat 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., strong to severe thunderstorm threat 2 p.m.-8 p.m., scattered flash flooding 1-2 inches per hour, localized strong damaging winds isolated damage to trees and power lines.
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The Downtown Farmer's Market will return on Monday.
The farmers’ market is cancelled today, 7/1, due to thunderstorms. Please come back on Monday! #hdsid #jerseycitynj #jerseycity #nj #newjersey #njeats #jceats #eats #eatlocal #supportsmallbusinesses #supportsmallbiz #farmersmarket #njfarmersmarket #shoplocal pic.twitter.com/J7JOxMT9dl
— Historic Downtown Jersey City (@DowntownHDSID) July 1, 2021
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