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Somerset County Public Safety
Sunday August 22nd, 2021 :: 01:22 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

* Flood Warning for... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Eastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 121 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated flooding was continuing in several creeks and streams across the warning area. The gauges on the Neshanic River at Reaville and the North Branch Raritan River at South Branch were both in minor flood stage at this time and will likely remain so for the next couple of hours. The Millstone River continues to rise rapidly, with moderate flooding already occurring in Griggstown and major flooding likely to occur. Do not drive through flooded roadways!

* For Millstone River at Blackwells Mills: At 12:15pm the stage was 6.66 feet. Flood Stage is 9 feet. ... For Millstone River at Griggstown: At 1:00pm the stage was 13.81 feet. Flood Stage is 10 feet. ... For Millstone River at Millstone: At 12:15pm the stage was 6.86 feet. Flood Stage is 10 feet. ... For Neshanic at Reaville: At 1:00pm the stage was 7.97 feet. Flood Stage is 6.5 feet. ... For North Branch Raritan River at South Branch: At 12:00pm the stage was 8.16 feet. Flood Stage is 8 feet. ... For North Branch Raritan River at Raritan: At 12:15pm the stage was 6.48 feet. Flood Stage is 10 feet.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ

Instructions:

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Somerset County Public Safety
20 Grove St
Somerville, NJ 08876

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-231-7140

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:
Flood Warning

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