Flood Advisory until 09:15PM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey...and southeast Pennsylvania... including the following counties...in New Jersey...Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset. In southeast Pennsylvania...Bucks.
* WHEN...Until 915 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 605 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. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Trenton, Ewing, Doylestown, Byram, Flemington, Tinicum, Clinton, Pennington, New Hope, Yardley, Newtown, and Hopewell. - This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 352 and 356. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 40. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 14 and 19. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 70 and 76. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA
Instructions:
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
South Bound Brook Police Department
12 Main St
South Bound Brook, NJ 08880
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-356-0087
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