Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 9 at 2:19PM EDT until July 9 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 9, 2026 - 11:19am
Expires:
July 9, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 219 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flooding has been
reported along portions of Route 1 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall
rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to
2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, East
Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North
Brunswick, Carteret and Middlesex.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 67 and 70.
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 12.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 20.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 42.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 125 and 133.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:30 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:30 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Somerset, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
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