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Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
Sunday April 30th, 2023 :: 10:14 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 12:30AM Monday

* 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, Mercer, and Middlesex. In southeast Pennsylvania...Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.

* WHEN...Until 1230 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of urban areas, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1012 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen over the last 1 to 2 hours with an additional 0.5 to 1.5 inches over the next 1 to 2 hours. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Ewing, Norristown, Chester, and Willingboro. - This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 3 and 8. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 332 and 359. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 40. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 331 and 351. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 15 and 76. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA

Instructions:

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.

Address/Location
Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222

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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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