Flood Advisory until 03:15PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for... Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... North central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 315 PM EDT
* At 1115 AM EDT...Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain up to 1.5 inch has already fallen over the past hour. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Somerville, Bridgewater, Madison, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Chatham, Byram, Flemington, Peapack And Gladstone, Frenchtown, Lebanon, Far Hills, Flagtown, Martinsville, Millington, Lumberville, Sergeantsville, White House Station and Basking Ridge.
* The showers that were causing heavy downpours will move slowly northeastward through I-78 corridor of New Jersey through early this afternoon.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON ... MIDDLESEX ... MORRIS ... SOMERSET
Instructions:
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams...urban areas...highways...streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. 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
Butler Borough
10 High St
Butler, NJ 07405
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-838-4100
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BUTLER followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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:
- Flood Advisory