Flood Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northern New Jersey, including the following counties, Hunterdon and Somerset.
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area including along the Neshanic at Reaville. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - For South Branch Raritan River at Stanton: At 1:30pm the stage was 6.11 feet. Flood Stage is 8 feet. ... For Neshanic at Reaville: At 1:45pm the stage was 6.82 feet. Flood Stage is 6.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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