THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
934 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW
MACOPIN DAM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.

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934 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM.
* AT 9:15 AM, THE STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 6.4 FEET THIS
EVENING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON MONDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 6.5 FEET, MAIN STREET IN BUTLER AND BLOOMINGDALE
FLOOD. SEVERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE ALSO FLOODED. THE
HAMBURG TURNPIKE EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. FLOODING
EXPANDS TO THE EAST SIDE OF BLOOMINGDALE. SLOAN PARK IS FLOODED.

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FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST

PEQUANNOCK RIVER
MACOPIN DAM 5.5 5.72 SUN 915 AM 6.4 SUN 8 PM

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