Flood Watch until 08:00AM Tuesday
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TO A LOCATION OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DRIFT FARTHER OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF MORRIS... SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...MERCER AND OCEAN.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR THIS EVENING AND IT SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE RAIN IS FORECAST TO TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES IN MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS REMAIN POSSIBLE.
* THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT ALONG AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MORRIS ... SOMERSET
Instructions:
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST. PLEASE MONITOR FOR ANY UPDATES TO THE FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS.
Address/Location
Butler Borough
10 High St
Butler, NJ 07405
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-838-4100
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BUTLER followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch