NWS Mount Holly NJFA.W 0021August 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Middlesex and Monmouth, NJ
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a flood warning for Middlesex and Monmouth in New Jersey, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 21st areal flood warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026. New Jersey had 9 flood warnings in August 2026, against 8 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New Jersey's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4.2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
- Area
- Middlesex and Monmouth
- State
- New Jersey
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:17 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPHI FA.W 0021
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... Southeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... * WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 615 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Long Branch, Sandy Hook, Middletown, Old Bridge, Marlboro, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red Bank, Keansburg, Matawan and Lincroft. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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