Saturday, August 27, 2011

Flood Warning–Aug 27 16:00

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY NJ
406 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...

  ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON AFFECTING MERCER COUNTY
  BRANDYWINE CREEK AT CHADDS FORD AFFECTING CHESTER AND DELAWARE COUNTIES
  BRANDYWINE CREEK AT WILMINGTON AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
  BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY
  BUSH KILL AT SHOEMAKERS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY
  DELAWARE RIVER AT EASTON-PHILLIPSBURG BRIDGE AFFECTING WARREN...
 
  NORTHAMPTON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES
  DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE AFFECTING HUNTERDON...MERCER AND BUCKS COUNTIES
  DELAWARE RIVER AT FRENCHTOWN AFFECTING HUNTERDON AND BUCKS COUNTIES
  DELAWARE RIVER AT STOCKTON AFFECTING HUNTERDON AND BUCKS COUNTIES
  DELAWARE RIVER AT NEW HOPE-LAMBERTVILLE BRIDGE AFFECTING HUNTERDON...
 
  MERCER AND BUCKS COUNTIES
  DELAWARE RIVER AT WASHINGTON`S CROSSING AFFECTING HUNTERDON...MERCER AND BUCKS COUNTIES
  DELAWARE RIVER AT TRENTON AFFECTING MERCER AND BUCKS COUNTIES
  LEHIGH RIVER AT WALNUTPORT AFFECTING LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES
  LEHIGH RIVER AT BETHLEHEM AFFECTING LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES
  MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
  NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY
  PASSAIC RIVER AT MILLINGTON AFFECTING MORRIS AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
  PASSAIC RIVER AT CHATHAM AFFECTING MORRIS AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
  PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES
  PASSAIC RIVER AT LITTLE FALLS AFFECTING ESSEX AND PASSAIC COUNTIES
  PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM AFFECTING MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES
  PERKIOMEN CREEK AT GRATERFORD AFFECTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY
  POMPTON RIVER AT POMPTON PLAINS AFFECTING MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES
  RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES
  NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
  SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON AFFECTING HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
  NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
  RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
  RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON ABOVE THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
  SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT POTTSTOWN AFFECTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY
  SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT NORRISTOWN AFFECTING CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES
  SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT PHILADELPHIA AFFECTING PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES

THESE WARNINGS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL THROUGH 1 PM SATURDAY, PLUS ADDITIONAL RAIN OF UP TO 8 INCHES IN SOME AREAS INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL IN THESE RIVER FORECASTS IS HIGH BASED ON CURRENT
RADAR DATA, CURRENT RAIN GAGE DATA, AND CURRENT TRACK FORECASTS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE, IF LESS RAIN FALLS BETWEEN NOW AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THESE RIVER FORECASTS WILL BE LOWER.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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406 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT EASTON-PHILLIPSBURG BRIDGE.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...SAWMILL STREET IN PHILLIPSBURG BEGINS TO FLOOD DUE TO A COMBINATION OF DELAWARE RIVER FLOODING AND BACKWATER EFFECTS FROM THE LOPATCONG CREEK.

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