- Wednesday April 30th, 2014 :: 02:09 p.m. EDT
Flood Warning in Effect Until 8PM
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
202 PM EDT WED APR 30 2014
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WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MORRIS NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-
202 PM EDT WED APR 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 200 PM EDT...RAINFALL, IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES, HAD FALLEN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES
IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING
OF HIGHWAYS, STREETS, AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING
SPOTS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES.
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL ALSO RISE ABOVE THEIR BANKS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
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.
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LAT...LON 4121 7437 4104 7450 4097 7428 4060 7444
4058 7421 4041 7425 4018 7461 4014 7459
4018 7469 4015 7472 4015 7473 4056 7509
4062 7520 4070 7520 4086 7505 4098 7514
4109 7496 4109 7498 4132 7480 4136 7469
Instructions:
Use caution and avoid all flooded areas. If you encounter road closed signs and barricades, please obey them and find an alternate route.
Address/Location
Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
201 Cherryville Rd
Flemington, NJ 08822
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-788-1196
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:
- Flood Warning