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Somerset County Public Safety
Thursday July 18th, 2019 :: 06:04 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning until 10:00PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 600 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has already fallen in a short amount of time. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Lebanon, Millstone, Skillman, Flagtown, Colonia, Belle Mead and Martinsville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, 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

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