Heavy rains will move into the Far Hills area. Expect rain tnite thru tuesday. See email. Flooding possible.
PO Box 7100 Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Phone: 908-850-8600 | Fax: 908-850-8664
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 | 2:30 PM SOMERSET COUNTY DPW
STORM ALERT
TYPE OF THREAT: MORE HEAVY RAIN LIKELY
ANOTHER MAJOR COASTAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONT WILL WORK ITS WAY EAST TONIGHT, STALL NEAR BY, AND ALLOW FOR A SECOND STORM SYSTEM TO FORM ALONG IT MONDAY NIGHT. THE REGION WILL BE INUNDATED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. AN AVERAGE TOTAL BETWEEN 3.0 AND 4.0 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CANNOT BE RULED OUT, LOCALLY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE TWO STORMS. DURING THESE PERIODS, WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH.
DAMAGE POTENTIAL THREAT TIME: TONIGHT THRU TUESDAY
WIND:
MODERATE - HIGH
FLASH FLOODING:
HIGH
RIVER/CREEK FLOODING:
HIGH
HAIL:
NONE
LIGHTNING:
LOW
TORNADO:
NONE
COMMENTS:
Flooding appears likely. Watch for some downed trees and power lines, too.
PERIOD
FORECAST
HIGH/LOW
THIS AFTN
Mainly cloudy with occasional, light showers. Staying breezy.
45 – 50
TONIGHT
Periods of rain will develop and becoming increasingly steadier and heavier throughout the evening. Expect 0.75 – 1.25” by morn.
Steady at 44 – 48
MONDAY
Cloudy and windy with steady rain. The rain will begin to become periodic in the afternoon. An additional 1.0 – 1.75” by evening.
55 – 60
MON NIGHT
Windy with rain becoming steadier again. The rain could be heavy at times. An additional 1.0 – 2.0” by morning.
40 – 45
TUESDAY
Early morning steady rain becomes a mostly cloudy day with scattered showers. Staying windy, especially during the morning.
54 – 58
POTENTIAL HAZARDS:
DAMAGE POTENTIAL SCALE
EXTREME
VERY HIGH
HIGH
MODERATE
LOW
MINIMAL
NONE
Prolonged wind gusts 40+
Heavy Rain at times
X
Svr t-storm wind gusts (58+)
Excessive cloud-ground lightning
Isolated trees/lines downed
X
Localized tornado
Numerous trees/lines downed
Hail up to penny-size (¾” diameter
Ponding on roadways
X
Large hail greater than ¾” diameter
‘Small stream/creek’ flooding
X
Trop. Storm/Hurricane conditions
‘Major river’ flooding
X
Coastal Flooding
FORECASTER: MASIELLO
Address/Location
Far Hills Police Department
6 Prospect St
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-234-1017
Kenneth Hartman
Police
[email protected]
908-234-1192