A special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 5:48 a.m. until 9 a.m. for Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.

Authorities are searching for a missing 10-year-old girl after she was swept away by rapidly rising floodwaters.

Criminal charges will be laid against those who spread fake weather alerts. That's the stern warning from the Weather Service. It comes after a fake weather alert of extreme cold weather due to the ...