New Jersey Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/16/2026 15:09

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 6:09PM EDT until July 16 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 16, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires: 
July 16, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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... Barnegat, Surf City, Beach Haven West, Brookville, Warren Grove, Manahawkin, Waretown and Ocean Acres. This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 60 and 74.
Instruction: 
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Ocean, NJ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ