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Saturday August 27, 2011 | 12:13 PM SOMERSET COUNTY DPW

STORM ALERT

THREAT: Hurricane Irene Continues Northward Toward The Area.

HURRICANE IRENE IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS STORM NOW MOVING ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND HEADING NNE. THE STORM WILL PASS OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF NEW
JERSEY OR JUST OFF SHORE EARLY SUNDAY… SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED IN THE AREA, AND
STEADIER BANDS ARE CURRENTLY INTO SOUTH JERSEY; THEY WILL MOVE HERE BY EVENING. THE
WORST OF THE RAINS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUN A.M. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-40 MILES PER HOUR
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR OR OVER 60 FROM AROUND 1 A.M. TO 11 A.M. SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, EVEN AFTER IRENE HAS PASSED. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5-10 INCHES
ARE STILL EXPECTED, WHICH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE STREET/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.
STREAMS WILL FLOOD AS WELL FROM THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WITH THE LARGER
STEM OF THE RARITAN FLOODING BY MONDAY AND REMAINING FLOODED MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
SATURATED SOILS / HIGH WINDS WILL RESULT IN TREES FALLING AND POWER OUTAGES.

DAMAGE POTENTIAL* THREAT TIME: Sat PM – Sun Eve
FLASH RIVER/CREEK
WIND: HIGH EXTREME EXTREME
FLOODING: FLOODING:
HAIL: NONE LIGHTNING: LOW TORNADO: LOW

PERIOD FORECAST HIGH/LOW
Scattered showers become more numerous during the afternoon and
TODAY High 76 - 81
evening. ENE winds increasing to 10-20 mph
Periods of heavier squalls (torrential downpours). Winds 20-35 Gust
TONIGHT low 68 - 72
to 45-60 after midnight. Overnight rainfall 3-6+ inches by 7 a.m.
Heavy morning rain and strong winds give way to a few showers
SUNDAY thru early afternoon. Early sustained winds 25-40 mph become High 73 - 77
15-30 mph… gusts 40-60 mph possible much of the day.

*DAMAGE
POTENTIAL HAZARDS:
POTENTIAL SCALE
Prolonged wind gusts 40+ X Torrential downpours X EXTREME
Isolated wind gust (60+) X Excessive cloud-ground lightning VERY HIGH
Isolated trees/lines downed X Localized weak tornado X HIGH
Numerous trees/lines downed X Hail up to penny-size (¾” diameter MODERATE
Ponding on roadways X Large hail greater than ¾” diameter LOW
‘Small stream/creek’ flooding X Trop. Storm/Hurricane conditions X MINIMAL
‘Major river’ flooding X Coastal Flooding NONE