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EXPIRED5/31/2025 10:50:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
5/31/2025 10:50:00 AM until 5/31/2025 1:00:00 PM
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of northern New Jersey, including the following
counties, Morris and Sussex.
* WHEN...Until 100 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1049 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Trained spotters have reported areas of minor flooding in
portions of eastern Sussex County.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Morristown, Newton, Montague, Dover, Hopatcong, Hackettstown,
Wharton, Rockaway, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Mendham and
Stanhope.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood