Storm Prediction/Update
Friday August 26, 2011 | 5:41 AM SOMERSET COUNTY DPW
BRIEF WEATHER DISCUSSION:
IRENE’S WINDS ARE CURRENTLY 110 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT 30-36
HOURS BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL IN N.C. TOMORROW AM. BY THE LATE EVENING, BANDS OF HEAVY
RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO FEED IN AS THE WINDS INCREASE. THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM LOOKS TO BE
SUNDAY MORNING AS THE EYE IS JUST OFF THE NJ COAST. BY LATE AFTRN, THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO
LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA. OVERALL 5-10 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING OF ROADS, HOUSES, AND RIVERS/STREAMS IN THE AREA (RIVERS LIKELY CREST AFTER
STORMS END SUN NIGHT/MONDAY). SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THE STORM OF 20-40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.
Address/Location
Far Hills Police Department
6 Prospect St
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-234-1017