Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 4:19AM EDT until August 3 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 1:19am
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
At 419 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 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...
Morristown, Somerville, Bridgewater, Dover, Madison, Middlesex,
Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Bound Brook, Manville
and Kinnelon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 53.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 22 and 42.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 34 and 48.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Morris, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov