590 
WGUS81 KPHI 100757 RRA
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
357 AM EDT Sun Mar 10 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New 
Jersey...

  North Branch Raritan River At Raritan affecting Somerset County.



For the Raritan River...including Stanton, Raritan, Manville, Bound 
Brook...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 200 PM EDT.

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/RRTN4.1.ER.240310T1200Z.240310T1200Z.240310T1200Z.NO/
357 AM EDT Sun Mar 10 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...North Branch Raritan River at Raritan.

* WHEN...From this morning to this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Minor flooding begins upstream on Black 
  River Road.
  At 10.0 feet, Flooding occurs along Old York Road and in North 
  Branch Village.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 8.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0
    feet this morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    10.0 feet on 03/07/2011.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (1 am)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Mon  Tue        Stg Time Date

North Branch Rar
Raritan         10.0  8.6  Sun 3 am   4.3  3.6        10.0 8am 3/10


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LAT...LON 4063 7470 4062 7463 4058 7464 4054 7471


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