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Hackettstown Police Department
Wednesday June 26th, 2013 :: 03:39 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Watch

**FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON(6/27/13) THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING(6/28/13

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MORRIS...SUSSEX AND WARREN.

* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND PRODUCE
FLASH FLOODING. WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS, 1 TO 2 WITH
LOCALLY 3 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE.

* ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WOULD CAUSE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING.

* ALTHOUGH MAIN STEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE PASSAIC, RARITAN, AND THE
DELAWARE COULD RISE A COUPLE FEET, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
WITHIN THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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Address/Location
Hackettstown Police Department
215 Stiger St
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-852-3302

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