Full Notification

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flood Watch for our area for today.

PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH STANDING WATER. IF YOU CAN NOT FIND A SAFE ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION, SEEK HIGHER GROUND AND WAIT FOR THE FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE.

Report all life threatening situations to 9-1-1.

Event: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Alert:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 304 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
NJ

. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN
CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH OCEAN SALEM
SOMERSET
Instructions:
Target Area:
Atlantic
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Gloucester
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Ocean
Salem
Somerset

Event: Flood Watch
Alert:
...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY...
NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW
JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL.
IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...COASTAL OCEAN...EASTERN MONMOUTH...
GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN
MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON...DELAWARE...
EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...
MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN
CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TODAY INTO
TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE ADDED RAIN
WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR ON RIVERS AND
CREEKS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THAT
OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY AND MONDAY.

* THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLOODING IS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AREA ROADWAYS THAT
TEND TO FLOOD EASILY WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG
SOME OF THE MAIN STEM RIVERS... SUCH AS THE PASSAIC... THE
RARITAN AND THE SCHUYLKILL IS POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT RISES... TO
NEAR BANK FULL... ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ON THE DELAWARE RIVER.
Instructions: THIS FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATED FORECASTS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING... BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS.
Target Area:
Camden
Coastal Ocean
Eastern Monmouth
Gloucester
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Morris
Northwestern Burlington
Ocean
Salem
Somerset
Southeastern Burlington
Sussex
Warren
Western Monmouth