Flash Flood Warning until 11:45PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Western Mercer County in central New Jersey... Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Western Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Eastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1145 PM EDT Wednesday.
* At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Trenton, Ewing, Burlington, Bristol, Byram, Washington, Flemington, High Bridge, Clinton, Pennington, New Hope, and Yardley. This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 352 and 359. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 38 and 40. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 6 and 27. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 59 and 62...and between mile markers 68 and 76. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... BUCKS, PA
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning