[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 16:41:58.7249

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FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
319 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018

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Ocean NJ-Monmouth NJ-
319 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in...
  Northeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 315 PM EDT, emergency management reported ongoing flooding near
  the Monmouth and Ocean County border. Howell, Wall, Neptune,
  Lakewood and Brick Township were among the hardest hit towns where
  both radar and automated gauges indicate 5 to 8 inches of rain
  fell this morning. Extensive flooding, causing damage to homes
  along the Metedeconk River, was reported in Howell Township
  earlier this afternoon.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Toms River, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Jackson, Howell, Tinton Falls,
  Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach, Farmingdale, Mantoloking, Leisure
  Village, Allenwood, Cedar Glen West, Leisure Village East, Ramtown,
  Brick Township, Collingwood Park, Freewood Acres, Dover Beaches
  North and Point Pleasant.

Although, the heavy rain has ended, many area streams continue to
rise in response to the excess runoff. Ongoing flooding along the
Metedeconk and Manasquan Rivers will continue into at least the
early evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 4004 7403 3999 7407 4003 7419 4004 7429
      4008 7431 4015 7427 4021 7421 4023 7418
      4023 7400

$$

Klein


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