MORRIS NJ-
358 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 830 AM EDT
* THE LATEST GAUGE OBSERVATION ON THE EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK
ROAD SHOWED THAT THE WATERWAY WAS STILL ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE OF
2.5 FEET, BUT HAD CRESTED. WHILE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL FALL TODAY,
THE OVERALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY. THE EAST DITCH
SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES
WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER
COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4089 7427 4090 7433 4089 7434 4089 7436
4096 7436 4097 7428 4094 7428 4093 7429
4091 7427
SEVERE WEATHER
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Flood Warning
Morris, NJ
Rip Current Statement
Nassau, NY
451 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.
* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.
* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.
* TIMING...STRONGEST RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
Rip Current Statement
Suffolk, NY
451 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT...
* LOCATIONS...OCEAN BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND.
* RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH.
* SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET.
* LIGHTNING RISK...LOW.
* TIMING...STRONGEST RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. TALK TO LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH OFFICIALS TO
LEARN ABOUT ANY SURF HAZARDS AND HEED THEIR ADVICE. PAY ATTENTION
TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS AND SWIM IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
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