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Asbury Park Police Department
Wednesday July 27th, 2016 :: 03:56 p.m. EDT

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Flash Flood Watch until 07:00PM Friday

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE...DELAWARE BEACHES...INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...COASTAL OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...EASTERN MONMOUTH... GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND RESULT IN A LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

* THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 OR MORE INCHES IN ONE HOUR WILL BRING THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY ... CAMDEN ... CAPE MAY ... COASTAL OCEAN ... CUMBERLAND ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... GLOUCESTER ... HUNTERDON ... MERCER ... MIDDLESEX ... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON ... OCEAN ... SALEM ... SOMERSET ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Address/Location
Asbury Park Police Department
1 Municipal Plaza
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-774-1300

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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