Sandy Hook – Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Rip Current Statement
Area(s): Atlantic Coastal Cape May; Coastal Atlantic; Coastal Ocean
Effective: 7aaeor53aa -> 7apeor0ap
Onset: 7aaeor0aa -> 7apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor53aa
Headline: Rip Current Statement issued July 7 at 3:53AM EDT until July 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and
Coastal Ocean.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rip currents occur often in the vicinities
of jetties and piers and the speed of the currents are generally
maximized at low tides.

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Cumberland; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Effective: 7aaeor16aa -> 7apeor0ap
Onset: 7aaeor0aa -> 7apeor15ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor16aa
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 7 at 2:16AM EDT until July 7 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex,
Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset and Western Monmouth and
southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware,
Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia,
Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.

* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- The remnants of Chantal will move into the Mid Atlantic this
morning bringing areas of heavy rain. The tropical airmass
will bring generally 1 to 2 inches of rainfall across the
urban corridor but will have the potential to bring isolated
amounts up to 5 inches leading to flash flooding. The showers
and thunderstorms will generally come to an end by 7 to 8 pm
this evening with any residual flooding from showers today
coming to an end during the overnight hours.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Eastern Monmouth; Mercer; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Effective: 7aaeor6aa -> 8apeor0ap
Onset: 8aaeor0aa -> 7apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor6aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 7 at 2:06AM EDT until July 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and northwest New Jersey
and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): New Castle; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Southeastern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia
Effective: 7aaeor6aa -> 8apeor0ap
Onset: 8aaeor0aa -> 7apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor6aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 7 at 2:06AM EDT until July 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 103 degrees expected.

* WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Camden,
Gloucester, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, and Southeastern
Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware and Philadelphia
Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.