Flash Flood Warning until 11:30AM
FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Atlantic County in southern New Jersey... Cape May County in southern New Jersey... Southern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 1130 AM EDT.
* At 723 AM 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 1 to 1.5 inches 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... Millville, Ocean City, Cape May, Somers Point, Ventnor City, Margate City, North Wildwood, Laurel Lake, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine, Sea Isle City and Estell Manor. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 0 and 27... and between mile markers 29 and 30.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC, NJ ... CAPE MAY, NJ ... CUMBERLAND, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Borough of Wildwood Crest Police Department
6101 Pacific Ave
Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-522-2456
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WCPDNJ 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