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WGUS71 KPHI 020016
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
816 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
NJC019-021-035-PAC017-020400-
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Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Somerset NJ-Bucks PA-
816 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST HUNTERDON COUNTY
AND MUCH OF MERCER COUNTY INCLUDING TRENTON...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
FOR MERCER, SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET, HUNTERDON, AND NORTHEASTERN BUCKS
COUNTIES...
At 816 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding across
the warned area. Numerous water rescues are ongoing. Interstate 295
is closed in Hopewell Township from flooding. Between 3.5 and 8
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for portions of southeast Hunterdon
County and much of Mercer County including Trenton. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Trenton, Ewing, Princeton, Byram, Flemington, Clinton, Pennington,
New Hope, Yardley, Hopewell, Ferndale, and Frenchtown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 61 and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 4058 7523 4059 7519 4059 7518 4060 7518
4060 7517 4064 7510 4062 7474 4057 7472
4033 7463 4019 7471 4024 7485 4041 7505
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
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