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Asbury Park Police Department
Sunday May 29th, 2016 :: 11:30 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 03:30AM Monday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR... MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY... HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY... CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY... SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... EASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 330 AM EDT

* AT 1122 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THIS ADVISORY AREA CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* THE MOUNT HOLLY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE HAS JUST HAD ABOUT EIGHT TENTHS OF AN INCH WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 330 AM IN PARTS OF THIS ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TRENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE... SOMERSET...EDISON...OLD BRIDGE...EAST BRUNSWICK...BRIDGEWATER...SOUTH BRUNSWICK...SAYREVILLE...NORTH BRUNSWICK...MANALAPAN...EWING...CARTERET... DOVER...MADISON...MIDDLESEX AND PRINCETON.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON ... HUNTERDON ... MERCER ... MIDDLESEX ... MONMOUTH ... MORRIS ... SOMERSET

Instructions:

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. 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.

Address/Location
Asbury Park Police Department
1 Municipal Plaza
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-774-1300

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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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