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Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
Sunday September 10th, 2023 :: 07:55 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning until 12:00AM Monday

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until midnight EDT.

* At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Philadelphia, Trenton, Ewing, Willingboro, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, Mount Holly, Riverside, Bordentown, Beverly, and Yardley. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 5 and 8. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 354 and 359. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 35 and 40. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 45 and 66...and between mile markers 75 and 76. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 7.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... BUCKS, PA

Instructions:

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
525 High St
Burlington, NJ 08016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-386-0200

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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

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