Flood Warning Just Extended for Northwest NJ

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
350 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011

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SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
350 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
SOUTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
WESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM
HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON IS RESULTING IN RISES IN SMALL
STREAMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.

* THE PEQUEST RIVER...SPRUCE RUN AND PAULINS KILL CONTINUE TO RUN
HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE. THE FLOOD WARNING HAS
BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 800 PM TO ALLOW SMALL STREAMS TO RECEDE.

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...

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 4107 7451 4094 7464 4084 7466 4072 7463
4050 7472 4050 7503 4056 7511 4056 7519
4074 7519 4079 7510 4084 7510 4086 7505
4098 7513 4107 7497 4123 7484

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