Emergency Alert

Weather Advisory

Bridgewater Police Department

Bridgewater Office of Emergency Management

Timing: Sunday (3/16/25)
Updated: Sunday 3/16/25 12:15pm

The Bridgewater Police Department and the Bridgewater Office of Emergency Management are monitoring the weather forcast Sunday afternoon into Sunday night.

Here is the latest with the forecast for the heavy rain, strong wind and severe thunderstorm potential for today 3/16:

What Changed: The risk of damaging winds either within or outside of thunderstorms has diminished slightly, while the risk of isolated flooding due to heavy rain has increased slightly.

Strong southerly winds are expected along with potentially a few severe thunderstorms bringing locally damaging winds and heavy rain ahead of a cold front that will cross the region late today and tonight. It is possible that a line of convection (heavy showers) with the front tonight contains little or no lightning, but could produce some locally damaging wind gusts. A Wind Advisory may be needed for at least portions of our region for later today.

Hazardous Weather: Strong southerly wind gusts of 35-40 mph for land areas; sub-gale force gusts around 30 knots for the coastal waters/Delaware Bay... A few strong to severe thunderstorms may produce locally damaging winds (wind gusts up to 60 mph) and heavy rain (hourly rainfall rates of 1+ inches per hour for a time possible).

Locations affected: The entire region.

Timing: Strong winds outside of thunderstorms peak this afternoon into tonight. Heaviest rain tonight, with the greatest potential for some thunderstorms this evening.

Impacts: Strong winds outside of any thunderstorms, along with any severe thunderstorms, may cause some wind damage such as downed trees and power lines, resulting in localized power outages and road closures. Strong winds may also cause hazardous conditions for marine vessels. Locally heavy rain could cause some urban flooding during heavier hourly rainfall rates, resulting in localized road closures.

Confidence on occurrence: Confidence of strong winds and rainfall is high, however it is low regarding thunderstorm coverage and intensity.

For the latest forecast please visit www.weather.gov/phi

NO PARKING ON EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTES

(Click above for a list of streets)

Pursuant to the provisions of §§ 206-21 and 206-27.1, wherever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, no person shall park a vehicle upon either side of any of the streets or parts thereof listed below, and no person shall cause, permit, allow or suffer any vehicle owned by or driven by him to become stalled or immobile on any of the streets or parts thereof listed below because of failure of said vehicle to be equipped with snow tires or chains in good working order. (See also 39:4-56.1(b))

If you lose power, contact your local power provider and not Police Communications unless an emergency exists (ie. power line causing a fire or blocking a roadway):

PSE&G: 800-436-7734 | PSE&G Mobile Alerts

JCP&L: 888-544-4877 | JCP&L Mobile Alerts

NJ American Water: 800-272-1325

Treat all downed power lines as if they are still live. Do not approach or touch any downed line. It is encouraged to charge all cell phones and have extra batteries in the event you lose power.

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