WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, May 15, 2025

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

Issued by National Weather Service New York NY

545 PM EDT Wed May 14 2025

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey...

Passaic River At Chatham affecting Somerset and Morris Counties.

For the Passaic River...including Chatham...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 late tonight at 500 AM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Passaic River at Chatham.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Open areas adjacent to the Passaic River

flood in New Providence, Chatham Township, and Berkley Heights.

At 6.0 feet, Portions of the Shepard Kolluck Park in Chatham

floods. River Road by Henry Drive is subject to closures.

At 6.5 feet, The Central and Bridge Avenue bridges in Chatham

Township are subject to closures. Edgewood Road is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 5:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.6 feet and rising.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

this evening to a crest of 6.2 feet this evening. It will

then fall below flood stage late this evening.

- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

6.2 feet on 05/11/1998.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm EDT)

Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat

Passaic River

Chatham 6.0 4.6 Wed 5 pm EDT 6.2 5.9 MSG

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