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NJOEM Warns of Potential Weekend Flooding New Jersey State Police Headquarters, Trenton, NJ – Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, is advising of a coastal flood watch this evening into the weekend. The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management is closely monitoring an approaching rainstorm, which could result in elevated water levels, flash flooding and heavy winds. Colonel Fuentes is advising state residents and commuters to prepare for the possibility of minor to moderate flooding in coastal, back bay and river communities located throughout the Garden State. The following are some basic flood safety tips: WHEN DRIVING
WHEN ON FOOT
For more flood related information, as well as weather and traffic reports please log on to: http://www.ready.nj.gov or dial 211. Also, for real time flood updates, courtesy of the National Weather service, please log on to: http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=phi
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