Severe Storm Advisory / State of Emergency
The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch & Wind Advisory for our area. Heaviest rain falls from 6 PM this evening – 2 AM Wednesday, adding up to 2.0 - 3.5" - expect all types of flooding.
Winds combined with saturated, soft grounds also will be enough to down some trees and power lines, resulting in scattered outages.
A State of Emergency has been declared for New Jersey by the Governor, effective 5:00 PM Tuesday and shall remain in effect until such time as it is determiend that an emergency no longer exists.
Instructions:
Please avoid unnecessary travel on the roads. Take precautions in the event of prolonged power outages.
Address/Location
Watchung Police Department
840 Somerset St
Watchung, NJ 07069
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-756-3663
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WATCHUNG followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast