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Flash Flood Warning for Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Bucks, PA

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What you need to know

Applies to
Hunterdon, Mercer, Bucks
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Severe
Official urgency
Immediate
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate 1 to 2 inches of rainfall have fallen across the warned area from heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding has already been occuring. HAZARD...Flash flooding...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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Bulletin details

At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate 1 to 2 inches of rainfall have fallen across the warned area from heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding has already been occuring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Trenton, Ewing, Doylestown, Byram, Bedminster, Flemington, Chalfont, Tinicum, Pennington, New Hope, Yardley and Newtown. This includes Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 65 and 76.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 5:09PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 2:50PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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