[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 20:34:22.2006

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WGUS81 KPHI 040133
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
833 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

NJC019-021-023-035-040545-
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MERCER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
833 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  RAIN AND SNOWMELT IN...
  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1245 AM EST

* AT 831 PM EST...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE
  AREA...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER IN COMBINATION WITH
  SNOWMELT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF
  POOR DRAINAGE ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS
  CONTINUE TO RISE AS WELL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  TRENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY...SOMERSET...EDISON...OLD
  BRIDGE...EAST BRUNSWICK...SOUTH BRUNSWICK...SAYREVILLE...NORTH
  BRUNSWICK...EWING...CARTERET...MIDDLESEX...PRINCETON...BOUND
  BROOK...MANVILLE...MATAWAN...JAMESBURG...HIGHTSTOWN AND CRANBURY.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO FOG MAY ALSO MAKE
ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF HIGH WATER DIFFICULT TO SEE.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY
VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4045 7423 4040 7425 4027 7441 4025 7448
      4018 7457 4018 7461 4014 7461 4019 7470
      4015 7472 4022 7477 4033 7494 4063 7442
      4060 7446 4059 7420

$$

ROBERTSON


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