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New Brunswick Police Department
Tuesday August 6th, 2024 :: 11:07 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 01:30AM Wednesday

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey... Central Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 1107 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Trenton, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan and Carteret. This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 57 and 63. New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 13. Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 18. Garden State Parkway between mile markers 116 and 134.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MONMOUTH, NJ ... OCEAN, 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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Address/Location
New Brunswick Police Department
25 Kirkpatrick St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-745-5200

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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

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