Flood Warning until 03:45AM Wednesday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following counties, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris and Somerset and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following county, Bucks.
* WHEN...Until 345 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 242 AM EDT, automated river gauges reported ongoing flooding across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... New Brunswick, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, North Brunswick, Madison, Middlesex and Princeton. - Portions of the Assunpink Creek are in flood. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... MIDDLESEX, NJ ... MORRIS, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ ... BUCKS, PA
Instructions:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning