[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Statement 16:19:59.7343

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WGUS71 KPHI 062019
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
419 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

NJC023-027-035-062345-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-200706T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
419 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN MORRIS...NORTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 418 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated the Whippany River in
Morristown has reached flood stage. Law enforcement reports several
roads in town are flooding at this time. Up to three inches of rain
have already fallen. This is a dangerous situation. Flash flooding
is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash
         flooding.

SOURCE...Automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge,
East Brunswick, Bridgewater, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret,
Madison, Middlesex, Florham Park, East Hanover, Bound Brook, Chatham,
Morris Plains, Mendham and Peapack And Gladstone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall
take priority.  Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause
greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be
followed.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4045 7423 4035 7454 4058 7454 4061 7471
      4066 7473 4071 7472 4074 7480 4081 7484
      4087 7433 4074 7437 4067 7446 4065 7440
      4060 7446 4060 7421

FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

CMS


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