Monday, June 24, 2013

Flash flooding continues for parts of New Jersey


* FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
  NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY...
  NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

* AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY NEAR THE
  BORDERS OF BURLINGTON...MERCER...MONMOUTH...AND OCEAN COUNTIES.
  WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN ON THE WAY...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
  ISSUED.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
  OF NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON...NORTHWESTERN OCEAN...SOUTH CENTRAL
  MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY
FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN
AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN!



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