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Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
Monday July 1st, 2013 :: 11:00 a.m. EDT

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NWS: FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH BRANCH ROCKAWAY RIVER AT WHITEHOUSE, NESHANIC RIVER AT REAVILLE & MULHOCKAWAY CREEK AT CLINTON

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1052 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

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HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
1052 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 1049 AM EDT...IN MORRIS COUNTY, EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK ROAD
WAS APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE AND THE WHIPPANY RIVER AT MORRISTOWN WAS
RISING RAPIDLY. IN SOMERSET COUNTY, MIDDLE BROOK AT BURNT MILLS WAS
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND THE LAMINGTON RIVER AT BURNT MILLS WAS ALSO
APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. IN HUNTERDON COUNTY, THE SOUTH BRANCH
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT WHITEHOUSE STATION WAS RISING RAPIDLY AS WAS THE
NESHANIC AT REAVILLE. THE MULHOCKAWAY CREEK IN CLINTON WAS ALSO
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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LAT...LON 4090 7433 4084 7432 4079 7436 4074 7436
4068 7445 4067 7440 4063 7441 4058 7452
4055 7453 4039 7496 4040 7502 4046 7507
4056 7509 4056 7517 4058 7519 4074 7494
4102 7436 4097 7428 4090 7427

Instructions:

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

Address/Location
Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
201 Cherryville Rd
Flemington, NJ 08822

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-788-1196

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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