Flood Warning until 06:15PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southern New Jersey, including the following counties, Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean.
* WHEN...Until 615 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1220 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the warned area. Up to 4 inches of rain have already fallen where it's been the heaviest. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Toms River, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cape May, Lakewood, Barnegat, Pleasantville, Beachwood, Somers Point, Ventnor City, Brigantine and Northfield. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC, NJ ... BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAPE MAY, NJ ... CUMBERLAND, NJ ... OCEAN, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Middle Township PD
31 Mechanic St
Cape May County, NJ 08210
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-465-8700
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MTPDTIPS followed by your message, to 888777
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