Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for... Northern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... East central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 445 PM EDT

* At 1247 PM EDT...Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause minor flooding. Rainfall rates of up to 1 inch per hour are occurring in the heaviest showers. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include... Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook, Lakewood, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, Marlboro, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank, Keansburg, Matawan, Manasquan, Highlands, Point Pleasant Beach, Lakehurst and Farmingdale.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX ... MONMOUTH ... OCEAN

Instructions:

Turn around...don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated...or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.