Flash Flood Warning until 10:00PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges 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 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Morristown, Somerville, Bridgewater, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Manville, Kinnelon, and Chatham. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 19 and 41. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 27 and 48. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 14 and 53.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... SUSSEX, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Town of Boonton Police
100 Washington St
Boonton, NJ 07005
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-402-9371
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BOONTONPD 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