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Vineland Fire Dept./ Vineland OEM
Tuesday August 16th, 2011 :: 05:30 p.m. EDT

Advisory

THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR URBAN AREAS OF CUMB. AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES.

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN ATLANTIC...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND
AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 130 PM EDT, THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA REMAINED IN MAJOR FLOOD
HOWEVER THE WATER LEVEL RISE HAS BEEN SLOWING. THE RIVER STAGE WAS
AT 6.33 FEET.

AT 130 PM, THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
ALSO REMAINED IN MAJOR FLOOD BUT HAS CRESTED AND IS SLOWLY FALLING.
THE RIVER STAGE WAS AT 8.13 FEET.

SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AND DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

Address/Location
Vineland Fire Dept./ Vineland OEM
110 N 4th St
Vineland, NJ 08360

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 856-691-2480

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