Flood Warning Just Issued for Northwest New Jersey - Imagine if We Get Another 1-2 Inches of Rain Tonight and Tomorrow!

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
558 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

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SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
558 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 555 PM EDT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE WARNED AREA. WHILE ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE FALLING ACROSS THE
REGION NOW...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN IS RESULTING IN FLOODING.
THE RIVER LEVEL ON FLAT BROOK AT FLATBROOKVILLE WAS 5.8 FEET. FLOOD
STAGE IS 6 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
THIS EVENING. OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES
CONTINUE TO RISE.

* THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT HIGH BRIDGE...NORTH BRANCH
RARITAN RIVER...AND THE SOUTH BRANCH ROCKAWAY RIVER ARE ALL RUNNING
HIGH AND RISING.

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...

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 4123 7484 4107 7449 4104 7449 4105 7444
4097 7428 4071 7439 4067 7445 4066 7442
4059 7444 4056 7453 4048 7449 4050 7503
4056 7511 4056 7519 4074 7520 4079 7510
4084 7510 4086 7505 4098 7513 4107 7498

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