Flood Warning Just Issued for Morris County NJ

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
748 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

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MORRIS NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
748 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 145 AM EDT

* AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. WITH UP
TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY FALLING, COMBINED WITH
ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES THIS EVENING, EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4039 7425 4025 7445 4032 7462 4038 7463
4038 7474 4050 7480 4057 7471 4071 7473
4078 7489 4090 7478 4092 7465 4108 7451
4097 7427 4090 7427 4089 7433 4075 7436
4067 7445 4066 7440 4059 7444 4059 7420

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