Hurricane Irene Aftermath Flooding in Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough, NJ

Went out to check the flooding in the area around 11:30 am today. Lake Telemark, Park Lake and the Rockaway River are all flooding. Right now it is 3:00 pm and the winds have really started to kick up again in the area.

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• Hurricane Irene
• Rockaway NJ
• Rockaway Township
• Rockaway Bourough
• flooding
• Lake Telemark
• Park Lake
• Rockaway River
• Main Street
• Green Pond Road
• I 80 new jersey storm

[GRIZZLYRIDERS2010]

Update, Rockaway Township is back to normal minus a few downed trees still laying across power lines in the area. My in laws live in Lake Hiawatha section of Parsippany they got hit bad. They were able to return today to check the damage and it was pretty bad. It's a funky split but their basement, family/utility floor, and kitchen/living (1st floor) was destroyed. My Dad in Pequannock just returned home to the same situation. This storm really messed up a lot of this state. We were very lucky..

[onewish1nj71]

you did a good job.. thank you for not being annoying like most of the other videos I watched... LOL

[GRIZZLYRIDERS2010]

@onewish1nj71 Thanks appreciate it.

[AbottNCostello]

I said, nice voice! lol It wasn't sarcastic lol You sounded great! I played the vid for my family who live in NJ, we loved it --especially the part with the old person dragging the loaded sinker pants lol I don't live in Jersey at the moment and seeing all the water is incredible. Hope the tree that fell on the road near your house didn't cause you more problems...stay safe and warm!

[GRIZZLYRIDERS2010]

@AbottNCostello lol, okay gotcha. I should have started screaming...OMGGGGGOOOODDDDD lol.

[AbottNCostello]

Thanks so much for putting this vid out. I am amazed at the water everywhere....

I don't live in Jersey anymore, but my family is there still in Warren county. My mom works at the mall in Rockaway and I know that whole area pretty well. Was good to see what is happening. Again, thanks and p.s. nice voice!

[GRIZZLYRIDERS2010]

@AbottNCostello What's wrong with my voice lol. That's what a deviated septum and severe sinus sufferer sounds like, pack a smokes a day probably doesn't help much either hahaha

[kascnef82]

park lake was flooded near where i live. they had the lake off limits and power was out for two days.

[cmclauss]

Thanks for the update. I'm heading to Rockaway next week and was wondering how they fared.

[aferluga]

WOW, Nice footage of Irene's power used to live in the area, now in central jersey...

[blazingblicious]

I'm in NC and I wanted to see how bad it's been north of me. I really feel for all of you up there. take care ^_^

[CrimsonBloodStar]

@GRIZZLYRIDERS2010 It is hard to believe that you ride in a area that has no water but with in the next day it got like 20 foot or more water ever where but I believe you because there some area's that I ride at that floods out like that but it at the bottom of the mountain here. Nice vid!