Full Notification

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Another round of strong thunderstorms with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour is expected. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. 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... Long Branch, Asbury Park, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Elberon, Allenwood, Eatontown, West Long Branch, Rumson, Little Silver, Oceanport and Neptune City. This includes the following highways... Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 34. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 98 and 106.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MONMOUTH, NJ

Instructions:

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.