Flood Statement for North Central and Northwest NJ

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
929 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

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SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-
929 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN MERCER...SOMERSET...EASTERN HUNTERDON...
MORRIS...EASTERN WARREN AND SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 927 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE AREA. MANY AREAS HAVE PICKED UP AROUND 2 INCHES OF
RAIN SO FAR. A SECOND LINE OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND ROADWAY
FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED. SEVERAL GAUGED STREAMS ARE RISING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE EVENING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4104 7449 4105 7444 4097 7427
4089 7427 4089 7433 4074 7436 4067 7445
4066 7440 4059 7444 4059 7420 4048 7427
4044 7423 4021 7454 4033 7493 4037 7496
4110 7499 4115 7491 4127 7484 4135 7471

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GORSE