Flash Flood Warning until 01:45AM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Northern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 145 AM EDT.
* At 901 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. 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... Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook, Lakewood, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Marlboro, and Manalapan. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 7 and 9. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 54 and 59...and near mile marker 63. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 1 and 34. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 97 and 121.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Upper Freehold Township
314 Rte 539
Upper Freehold, NJ 08514
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-758-7738
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP UFTNJ followed by your message, to 888777
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