- Monday July 1st, 2013 :: 10:37 a.m. EDT
FLOOD WARNING issued for the South Branch Raritan River in Hunterdon Cty. ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1030 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON AFFECTING HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET
COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC019-035-012030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0032.130701T1700Z-130703T0112Z/
/STTN4.1.ER.130701T1700Z.130702T0000Z.130702T1912Z.NO/
1030 AM EDT MON JUL 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 8.7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...RIGHT BANK AND APPROACH TO BRIDGE FLOODED.
Instructions:
Do not attempt to drive through flooded areas. The water may be deeper than you think. Stay out of flooded areas.
Address/Location
Hunterdon County Dept. of Public Safety Office of Emergency Mgmt
201 Cherryville Rd
Flemington, NJ 08822
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-788-1196
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning