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Hackettstown Police Department
Wednesday August 28th, 2013 :: 11:18 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  EASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 1054 AM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW AN
AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING THROUGH THE LEHIGH VALLEY AREA INTO
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. CURRENT RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 1 TO
POSSIBLY 1.75 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND A HALF INCH THROUGH THE NOON HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

 

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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