Five years to the day since Superstorm Sandy lashed New Jersey, a “Hazardous Weather Outlook” is in effect for Greater Morristown.
That includes a flash flood watch through early Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, and a wind advisory for Monday morning.
The weather has postponed Sunday’s Morris Arts Pumpkin Illumination until Monday at 5 pm, at Morristown’s Vail Mansion on South Street.
Here’s more, from Jeffrey Paul of the Morris County Office of Emergency Management, as of Sunday morning, Oct. 29:
A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for Northern NJ. We currently have a flash flood watch in effect from 12pm today until 4 am tomorrow (Monday).
We have a wind advisory in effect from 6 am tomorrow (Monday) until 12pm. The weather team informs us that we can anticipate heavier rain showers to move in between 9-11 am this morning, with periods of moderate-heavy rainfall expected through the day into tonight.
Rains finally start tapering off by early tomorrow morning, between 4-6 am. The heaviest showers are expected to occur this afternoon and evening between 4-10 pm. They have not ruled out an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon, but chances are only about 30 percent.
Total rainfall into tomorrow morning will likely be between 1.50-3.00 inches, with locally higher amounts to 4-5 inches not out of the question. These rainfall amounts will likely cause widespread general flooding, with isolated flash flooding.
The other threat will be winds; winds will gradually increase late tonight and continue into Monday with sustained winds potentially reaching 20-30 mph, common gusts could reach 35-45 mph, with isolated peak gusts to 45-55 mph possible.
We have been in contact with our partners from Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and they are also closely monitoring the weather. Customers are reminded to call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) or to click the “Report Outage” link on www.jcp-l.com to report power outages.
JCP&L reminds customers to stay away from downed wires, even if they believe they are no longer carrying electricity.
Stay safe!