Full Notification

The National Weather Service has released a special weather statement pertaining to the storm(s) projected to hit us this afternoon and evening. They are indicating that today’s storms have the potential to be stronger and more dangerous than yesterday’s storm.

Please see the full text of their statement, below.

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NJ1251602BC848.SpecialWeatherStatement.1251602C1668NJ.PHISPSPHI.af8b8d0619fe5d0f97b77dbe04737914 from [email protected]

Sent:
09:30 EDT on 07-15-2014

Effective:
09:30 EDT on 07-15-2014

Expires:
11:30 EDT on 07-15-2014

Event:
Special Weather Statement

Alert:
...SWATHS OF HIGH IMPACT DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOODING

EXPECTED LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING...



THE PRIMARY LINES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP IN NEAR

90 DEGREE HEAT OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM AND

THEN MOVE INTO THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM.

THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY WITH POTENTIAL

FOR MORE EXTENSIVE AND GREATER DAMAGE.

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITHIN ONE HOUR WOULD PROMOTE POCKETS OF

RENEWED FLASH FLOODING IN URBANIZED AREAS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL

FOR MORE EXTENSIVE SMALL STREAM FLOODING THAN WHAT OCCURRED

YESTERDAY...ESPECIALLY IF STORMS REPEATEDLY ROLL THROUGH AN AREA

FOR 2 HOURS AND PRODUCE 4 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS.

THOSE LIVING IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE

INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM NEW BRUNSWICK TO TRENTON...PHILADELPHIA

AND WILMINGTON INTO NORTHEAST MARYLAND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS

THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL FORCE TRAVEL DELAYS IN

SOME AREAS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES.

POWER OUTAGES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING AND TREE DAMAGE COULD BE EXTENSIVE.

THE RISK FOR STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 10 PM.

HAVE YOUR SAFETY PLAN IN MIND WHEN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

Instructions:

Target Area:
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Morris
Somerset
Sussex
Warren