- Monday September 2nd, 2013 :: 12:54 p.m. EDT
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HUNTERDON CTY UNTIL 445PM
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1244 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HUNTERDON COUNTY...
NORTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTY...
BUCKS COUNTY...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
* AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
INTO AND ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IS
EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN QUICK FLOODING OF
ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN
AUTOMOBILE. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
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LAT...LON 4013 7500 4047 7536 4071 7497 4078 7488
4074 7483 4074 7480 4065 7472 4064 7473
4062 7470 4051 7477 4051 7479 4038 7472
4039 7466 4038 7463
Instructions:
Avoid any flooded areas. Failure to do so could be fatal.
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:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning