Beach Haven, NJ Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Delaware, including the following areas,
Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex and Kent, northeast Maryland,
including the following areas, Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes and
Talbot, New Jersey, including the following areas, Atlantic,
Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal
Ocean, Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Sussex and
Warren, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Berks,
Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may
become clogged with debris.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A warm and increasingly humid airmass will be in place ahead
of an approaching cold front that will pass through the
region Thursday night. Showers and thunderstorms will be
capable of heavy rain resulting in rainfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches. Rainfall rates may exceed 2 inches per hour.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 30...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued
a code orange air quality alert Wednesday for Ocean County and
southeastern Burlington County New Jersey.

A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people
suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung
diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can
be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

For more information on ground-level ozone and fine
particles...visit http://www.state.nj.us/dep/