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Harvey Cedars Police Department
Thursday July 28th, 2016 :: 01:59 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 12:00PM Friday

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE...DELAWARE BEACHES...INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD... QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC... COASTAL OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...EASTERN MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER... HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON... OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA... UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND RESULT IN A LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

* THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER... THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 OR MORE INCHES IN ONE HOUR WILL BRING THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS EVENT WHERE STORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY ... CAMDEN ... CAPE MAY ... COASTAL ATLANTIC ... COASTAL OCEAN ... CUMBERLAND ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... GLOUCESTER ... HUNTERDON ... MERCER ... MIDDLESEX ... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON ... OCEAN ... SALEM ... SOMERSET ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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