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Somerset County Public Safety
Wednesday September 1st, 2021 :: 04:41 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 09:33PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for the North Branch Raritan River At Raritan.

* From this evening to Thursday evening.

* At 4:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 3.0 feet.

* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.

* Moderate flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 14.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.

* Impact...At 7.0 feet, Minor flooding begins upstream on Black River Road.

* Impact...At 10.0 feet, Flooding occurs along Old York Road and in North Branch Village.

* Impact...At 13.0 feet, The first evacuations begin in Village of North Branch at Route 28 and Vaanderveer Avenue.

* Impact...At 15.0 feet, At this level, backwater from the Route 202 bridge effects the river.

* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.3 feet on 01/19/1996.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOMERSET, NJ

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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