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Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 2:18PM EDT until August 27 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Description

FFWPHI

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
Southeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 218 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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 indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Long Branch, Sandy Hook, Middletown, Old Bridge, Marlboro, Tinton
Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank, Keansburg, Matawan and Lincroft.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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