Flash Flood Warning until 07:30PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing additional rain across the warned area which has already seen heavy rain with earlier storms. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.
* Some locations that could experience flooding include... Doylestown, Byram, Bedminster, Flemington, Tinicum, New Hope, Hopewell, Stockton, Ottsville, Sergeantsville, Pipersville, Cloverhill, Erwinna, Gardenville, Lumberville, Sand Brook and Lambertville. Additional rainfall amounts of of up to one inch are possible in the warned area.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... MERCER, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
Address/Location
Somerset County Public Safety
20 Grove St
Somerville, NJ 08876
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-231-7140
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