This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Middlesex County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 1:52PM EDT until July 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Somerset, NJ, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 86,160 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Somerset, NJ), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Somerset, NJ · ≈ 130 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS PHI storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Lake Como, NJ
NJDOT reported flooding on NJ 35 Both Directions At NJ 71/H Street (Belmar), All lanes closed northbound; All lanes closed southbound.
- Storm report NWS PHI storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Manasquan, NJ
NJDOT reported flooding on NJ 71 Both Directions South of Main St (Manasquan), All lanes closed northbound; All lanes closed southbound.
- Storm report NWS PHI storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 SSE Middletown Twp, NJ
NJDOT reported flooding on NJ 35 Northbound South of Oak Hill Rd/Cooper Rd (Middletown Twp), All lanes closed.
- Storm report NWS PHI storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Port Monmouth, NJ
NJDOT reported flooding on NJ 36 Northbound At Wilson Av (Middletown Twp), All lanes closed.
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- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.