“Flash Flood Warning until 05:00PM” from New Brunswick Police Department : Nixle

Thursday August 27th, 2026 :: 01:08 p.m. EDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 05:00PM

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 107 PM EDT, Doppler radar 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 indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret and Middlesex.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MIDDLESEX, NJ ... SOMERSET, NJ

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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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