Flood Warning Issued for Parts of Northwest NJ

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
449 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

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WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
449 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 845 AM EDT

* AT 449 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF HUNTERDON AND WARREN
COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES OF NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER
THE PAST HOUR. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPERIENCING RAPID WATER
LEVEL RISES. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
AREA, STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...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 ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4090 7468 4076 7467 4072 7469 4071 7473
4068 7473 4067 7472 4066 7474 4062 7471
4056 7473 4057 7516 4078 7511 4082 7509
4084 7510 4086 7505 4091 7508

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HEAVENER