Flood Advisory until 11:00PM Thursday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey...and southeast Pennsylvania... including the following counties...in New Jersey...Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset. In southeast Pennsylvania...Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.
* WHEN...Until 1100 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 750 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the advisory area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen this evening. This is on top of the rain that fell earlier today. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Somerville, Gloucester City, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Ewing, Deptford, West Deptford, Princeton, and Bellmawr. - This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 341 and 359. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 15 and 40. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 8 and 34. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 344 and 345...and between mile markers 348 and 351. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 21 and 27...and between mile markers 59 and 76. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA
Instructions:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
Township of Southampton
5 Retreat Rd
Southampton Township, NJ 08088
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-859-2736
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SOUTHAMPTON 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