Flood Advisory until 03:45AM Wednesday
...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR HUNTERDON...MERCER...SOMERSET...NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH...MIDDLESEX... NORTHEASTERN BERKS...CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN LEHIGH...BUCKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES... At 1127 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms in much of the advisory area. Area creeks and streams are showing rapid rises, especially in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Minor flooding is expected in the advisory area for the next several hours. Some locations that could experience flooding include... Allentown, Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Easton, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Bethlehem, Middletown, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Ewing, Carteret, Lansdale and Middlesex.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON ... MERCER ... MIDDLESEX ... MONMOUTH ... SOMERSET
Instructions:
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
Asbury Park Police Department
1 Municipal Plaza
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-774-1300
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory