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Harvey Cedars Police Department
Friday August 21st, 2015 :: 04:45 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 07:15AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR... MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY... SOUTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 429 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...LAKEWOOD...JACKSON...HOWELL... MARLBORO...MANALAPAN...TINTON FALLS...HOLMDEL...RED BANK... MANASQUAN...POINT PLEASANT BEACH...FARMINGDALE...ELBERON... ALLENWOOD...ROBERTSVILLE...LINCROFT...ADELPHIA...WEST FREEHOLD AND SIX FLAGS THEME PARK.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX ... MONMOUTH ... OCEAN

Instructions:

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

Address/Location
Harvey Cedars Police Department
7606 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-494-6509

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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