Flood Advisory until 08:00PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flood Advisory for... Mercer County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... East central Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Eastern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area.
* Some locations that could experience flooding include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Bensalem, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Ewing, Norristown, Chester, West Norriton, East Norriton, Princeton, Yeadon, Burlington, Bristol, Conshohocken, Palmyra, Hatboro, Folcroft and Ambler. Additional rainfall of 1 to over 2 inches is expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. This includes the following highways... Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 5. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 59 and 76.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... PHILADELPHIA, PA ... SOMERSET, NJ ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... CHESTER, PA ... BUCKS, PA ... MERCER, NJ ... DELAWARE, PA
Instructions:
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage areas and low lying spots.
Address/Location
Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MONROEOEM followed by your message, to 888777
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