NWS Mount Holly NJFA.W 0019August 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Middlesex and Somerset, NJ
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a flood warning for Middlesex and Somerset in New Jersey, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 19th 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 3.8 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 Somerset
- State
- New Jersey
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:59 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPHI FA.W 0019
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in New Jersey since 2008Every warning type in New Jersey
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... Southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... * WHEN...Until 845 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 456 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing near South Brunswick Township. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Jamesburg and Society Hill. - 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.