Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Beach Glen, NJ ∙ Panther Valley, NJ ∙ Pottersville, NJ ∙ Mount Freedom, NJ ∙ Cranberry Lake, NJ ∙ Lake Hiawatha, NJ ∙ Towaco, NJ ∙ Lake Hopatcong, NJ ∙ Buttzville, NJ ∙ Anderson, NJ

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 601 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Morris County in northern New Jersey... North Central Somerset County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey... East Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 601 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Morristown, Dover, Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Hackettstown, Boonton, Butler, Wharton, Washington, Rockaway and Morris Plains. This includes the following highways... Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 52. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 17. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 47. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 4079 7505 4094 7497 4094 7481 4099 7466 4110 7450 4103 7450 4105 7445 4102 7443 4101 7434 4096 7428 4093 7429 4091 7427 4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7433 4082 7448 4072 7466 4062 7494 4073 7496 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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