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Butler Borough
Friday March 31st, 2017 :: 03:45 a.m. EDT

Community

Flood Watch until 02:00AM Saturday

...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 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, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, Warren, and Western Monmouth. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery.

* From noon EDT today through late tonight

* Low pressure moving through the Mid Atlantic will lead to a swath of heavy rainfall along and to the northwest of the I-95 corridor. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are expected with localized amounts to 4 inches possible. The heaviest rain is expected to move through the area from southwest to northeast this afternoon and evening.

* The heavy rainfall may result in flooding along area stream and creeks as well as urban and poor drainage flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON ... MORRIS ... SOMERSET ... WARREN

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Butler Borough
10 High St
Butler, NJ 07405

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-838-4100

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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

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