Tropical Storm Warning until 08:30AM Sunday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED - POMONA - ESTELL MANOR
* WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND - PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED - THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - REMAIN BRACED AGAINST THE REASONABLE THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 57 MPH. - TO BE SAFE, EFFORTS SHOULD FULLY FOCUS ON AVOIDING INJURY. PROPERTIES REMAIN SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND IMPACTS. - NOW IS THE TIME TO HIDE FROM THE WIND. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. REMAIN SHELTERED UNTIL THE HAZARDOUS WIND SUBSIDES. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. - LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BE BROKEN OFF. - A FEW ROADS COULD BE IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS. - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* STORM SURGE - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE - PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS - WINDOW OF CONCERN: BEGINS LATE THIS EVENING - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED - THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE THREAT FOR PEAK STORM SURGE FLOODING OF GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND. - TO BE SAFE, PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LIMITED STORM SURGE FLOODING IMPACTS. EFFORTS SHOULD NOW BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. - LOCALIZED INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. CONSIDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IF RECOMMENDED. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED - LOCALIZED INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE. - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS COULD BECOME OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. - MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES, MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED. - MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS IS POSSIBLE. A FEW SMALL CRAFT MAY BE BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS.
* FLOODING RAIN - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: ELEVATED - THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE THREAT FOR MINOR FLOODING WHERE PEAK RAINFALL TOTALS ARE NEAR AMOUNTS CONDUCIVE FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND RAPID INUNDATION. - TO BE SAFE, PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LIMITED FLOODING RAIN IMPACTS. - LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. IF FLOOD RELATED WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED, HEED RECOMMENDED ACTIONS. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED - LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS. - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS. - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN VULNERABLE SPOTS. RAPID PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
* TORNADO - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: - SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES - CURRENT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: NONE - THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. - EMERGENCY PLANS NEED NOT INCLUDE A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR. - LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST TROPICAL TORNADOES. - ENSURE READINESS FOR THE NEXT TROPICAL TORNADO EVENT. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE - LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.
* FOR MORE INFORMATION: - HTTP://WWW.READYATLANTIC.ORG
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC
Address/Location
Linwood NJ Public Safety
Linwood City Hall
Linwood, NJ 08221
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-927-4108
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP LINWOOD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tropical Storm Warning