South Brunswick Gets Flash-Flood Warning Tuesday Evening

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Be warned: South Brunswick is under a flash flood warning until 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, warns the National Weather Service based in Mount Holly.

Areas known to flood in South Brunswick Township are Raymond Road, low-lying parts of Rt. 1 and Rt. 522 near Summerfield Boulevard and Blackhorse Lane.

The flooding has the potential to create a nightmare for the evening commute home.

At 1:51 p.m. today, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across Central New Jersey.

Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain. Some locations that could experience flooding include: New Brunswick, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Princeton, Matawan, Jamesburg, Hopewell, Rocky Hill, Skillman, Brownville, Kingston, Dayton, Plainsboro Center, North Brunswick Township and Kendall Park.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are possible in the warned area.