Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 5:29PM EDT until August 5 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 2:29pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Edison, East Brunswick, Carteret,
Colonia, Society Hill, Woodbridge, South Plainfield, Highland
Park, Metuchen and Fords.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 11 and 13.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 7.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 126 and 134.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Middlesex, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov