Severe SITUATION STATUS # 1.1 NEW JERSEY STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER June 13, 2013, 1430 hours Severe Weather Event NORTH REGION SUMMARY The North Region received heavy rain this morning. Presently, the North Region is only experiencing light rain and there are no major events reported. There are no significant traffic delays reported. Bergen County has staged a large generator and large pump in Borough of Moonachie in the event their pumps fail. There is an additional pump staged within Bergen County as a secondary back-up. The Saddle River at Lodi is not predicted to hit Action Stage. United Water did release water from the Oradell Reservoir. Bergen County OEM has no concerns with respect to river flooding at this time, but is monitoring the situation. School districts and government buildings are all expected to remain open. The North Region will continue to monitor the situation and remain in close communication with the County OEM’s. EOC Activations: No EOC’s are activated. Power Outages: There are no significant power outages. Evacuations/Shelters: There are no evacuations or shelters opened. Resource Requests: There are no resource requests. Events of Significance: There are no events of significance. SOUTH REGION SUMMARY The South Region Counties experienced heavy rain, hail and lightning over a two hour period from 1000 - 1200 hours. There were some lightning strikes to structures in the South Region but no significant fires were reported. Flood gauge readings across the region indicated no flooding along the coast and minor flooding in along the Millstone River and Rancocas Creek. There are no issues or concerns reported by any South Region Counties at this time. EOC Activations: There are no EOCs activated at this time. Power Outages: Atlantic City Electric has approximately 1774 outages in the region. Evacuations/Shelters: There are no evacuations or shelters opened. Resource Requests: There are no resource requests. Events of Significance: There was a sink hole on the Garden State Parkway mile marker 58 NB, in Little Egg Harbor, which caused the roadway to be closed. The NJTP Maintenance repaired the hole and the roadway has been reopened. Weather Updates: North Region: The current forecast indicates that the North Region will continue experience periods of heavy rain and strong winds until tomorrow morning. Rainfall amounts are predicted to be from 1 to 3 inches with isolated amounts near 4 inches possible. This may cause urban flooding and flooding on small streams. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until tomorrow morning. At this time the only concern with river flooding is the Millstone River and the Passaic River. The Millstone River is predicted to hit moderate flood stage tomorrow which will cause secondary road closures but will not impact any residential areas. The Passaic River is predicted to hit minor flood stage tomorrow which also will not impact any residential areas. The forecast for the Passaic River at Little Falls dropped from 7.7 feet to 7.1 feet this morning. The Ramapo River in Pompton Lakes is predicted to hit exactly at Action Stage which will not have any impact on residential areas. South Region: Showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 10mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 90%. New Jersey River Gauges as of 1300 hours: · There are no Flood Gauges currently indicating Major Flooding. · There are no Flood Gauges currently indicating Moderate Flooding. · There are no Flood Gauges currently indicating Minor Flooding. · There are six Flood Gauges currently indicating Near Flood (Action) Stage. Current Observations: · Musconetcong River at Lake Hopatcong - Crest 1215 hours, June 13, 3.24 ft. (Near Flood) · Passaic River at Pine Brook - Crest 1300 hours, June 13, 18.92 ft. Increase in depth (Near Flood) · Passaic River above Beatties Dam - Crest 1215 hours, June 13, 10.49 ft. No Change (Near Flood) · Passaic River at Two Bridges - Crest 1230 hours, June 13, 8.17 ft. (Near Flood) · North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton - Crest 1200 hours, June 13, 2.43 ft. Increase in crest depth (Near Flood) · Wanaque River at Wanaque Reservoir Elevation - Crested 0830 hours, June 12, 302.96 ft. Last reading 302.5 ft at 0600 hours (Near Flood). Last Reading - 302.59 ft @1100 hours. Increase in depth. River Forecast: For June 13, 2013: · Passaic River at Chatham - Crest 2000 hours, June 13, 5.7 ft - Change in crest date/time and decrease in crest height (Near Flood) For June 14, 2013: · Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes - Crest 2000 hours, June 14, 10.0 ft - Decrease in crest (Near Flood) · Pompton River at Pompton Plains - Crest 0200 hours, June 14, 14.5 ft - Decrease in crest (Near Flood) · Assunpink Creek at Trenton - Crest 0200 hours, June 14, 7.1 ft - Decrease in crest height (Near Flood) · South Branch Raritan River at Stanton - Crest 0200 hours, June 14, 7.0 ft - Decrease in crest height (Near Flood) · North Branch Raritan River near Raritan - Crest 0200 hours, June 14, 8.2 ft - Decrease in height (Near Flood) · Raritan River at Manville - Crest 0800 hours, June 14, 12.5 ft - Decrease in crest height (Near Flood) · Passaic River near Millington - Crest 2000 hours, June 14, 7.4 ft - Decrease in crest height (Near Flood) · Delaware River at Riegelsville - Crest 2000 hours, June 14, 15.2 ft - Change in crest time and decrease in crest height (Near Flood) · Pequannock River at Macopin - Crest 2000 hours, June 14, 5.5 ft - Decrease in crest (Minor Flood) · Rockaway River at Boonton (Below Reservoir) - Crest 1400 hours, June 14, 5.0ft - Decrease in crest height (Minor Flood) · Raritan River at Bound Brook - Crest 1400 hours, June 14, 28.0 ft - Decrease in crest height (Minor Flood) · North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton - Crest 1400 hours, June 14, 2.7 ft - Decrease in crest height (Minor Flood) · Millstone River at Blackwells Mills - Crest 1400 hours, June 14, 10.3 ft - Decrease in crest height (Moderate Flood) For June 15, 2013: · Wanaque River at Wanaque - Crest 0200 hours, June 15, 4.6 ft - Decrease in crest (Near Flood) · Wanaque River at Wanaque - Crest 0600 hours, June 15, 5.7 ft (Minor Flood) · Passaic River at Pine Brook - Crest 2000 hours June 15, 19.8 ft - Change in crest height, decrease in depth and change in flood classification (Minor Flood) · Passaic River at Little Falls – Crest 0200 hours June 15, 7.1 ft - Change in crest time and decrease in crest height (Minor Flood) New Jersey Office of Emergency Management Box 7068 River Road West Trenton, NJ 08628-0068 24 Hrs - (609) 963-6900 FAX - (609) 530-3620 [email protected]
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:54:33 +0000
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