Flood Warning until 07:42AM Tuesday
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Raritan River at Manville.
* WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, At this level, inundation begins in Dukes Park in Manville. At 12.0 feet, Cautionary/Action stage is reached. Roads and trails flood within Dukes Park. At 13.0 feet, Southside Avenue in Somerville floods. At 15.0 feet, Dukes Parkway begins to flood in Hillsborough. At 16.0 feet, Lincoln Avenue in the Lost Valley section of Manville floods. At 17.0 feet, Street and roadway flooding increases across the Manville area. The Van Veghten Bridge and Main Street in Manville are flooded as well as 5th Street in Somerville. The amount of flooding can vary from event to event and can be affected by the amount of water in the Millstone.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 AM EST Monday the stage was 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 16.8 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.8 feet on 05/30/1984. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ
Address/Location
Somerset County Public Safety
20 Grove St
Somerville, NJ 08876
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-231-7140
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