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Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
Friday January 10th, 2014 :: 08:40 a.m. EST

Advisory

Flood Watch from 1/11/2014 11AM to 1/12/2014 6AM EST for Hunterdon County.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH 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...
GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SALEM...
SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN
PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...
EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...UPPER
BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

* ON SATURDAY RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. EVENT PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE 1.5 AND 2.0 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF ICE JAMS AND
HEAVY RAIN RUNOFF COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS IN
THE AREA.

* EXPECT POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING TO IMPACT TRAVEL ON SATURDAY.
FLOODING ON CREEKS AND RIVER MIGHT LAST INTO SUNDAY IF HEAVY
RAIN OCCURS.

* PRIOR TO SATURDAY SOME ICE JAMS MIGHT CAUSE FLOODING TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE CHANCES WILL START DECREASING AS TEMPERATURES RISE
ABOVE FREEZING LATER TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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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

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