[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 12:18:05.8586

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1218 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020

NJC023-035-231800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
1218 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
SOMERSET AND NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 1211 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported flooding across
portions of the warned area. 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain have already
fallen. While rainfall rates have decreased, additional moderate to
locally heavy rainfall is moving into the warned area. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1.0 to 1.5 inches are possible over the next
couple of hours.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Bridgewater, Middlesex, Bound
Brook, Manville, Far Hills, Millstone, Martinsville, Society Hill,
Dunellen, Raritan and South Bound Brook.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 7 and 23.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 27 and 38.

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.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4049 7446 4049 7466 4061 7471 4062 7471
      4066 7473 4068 7472 4069 7472 4064 7445

$$

Staarmann


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