Flash Flood Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... North central Mercer County in central New Jersey... Southern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 151 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.
* Some locations that could experience flooding include... New Brunswick, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Princeton, Matawan, Jamesburg, Hopewell, Rocky Hill, Skillman, Brownville, Kingston, Dayton, Plainsboro Center, North Brunswick Township and Kendall Park. Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MERCER, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
Address/Location
Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MONROEOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning