Water Damage

 

New Jersey Flooding

 

Did you know that anywhere you live in New Jersey has a risk for flooding? You don’t need to live near a river in order to be at risk of flooding. No matter where you live from Camden, Newark, Jackson, and Middletown to Ocean and Egg Harbor, the state of New Jersey is at risk for flooding.

 

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management offers a variety of flood preparedness and safety advice including tips for what to do before, during, and after a flood. For example, the United States, including New Jersey, suffers numerous flood events regularly. Of the natural hazards the nation faces, flooding is one of the most frequent causing large scale devastation, hardship, and economic loss.

 

The greatest flood risk in New Jersey is in the state’s known floodplains after either prolonged or intense rainfall occurs or ice and debris jams cause rivers or streams to overflow. In the winter and spring, snow melt can also combine with rain further aggravating flood conditions. In the summer, severe thunderstorms and tropical storms can cause flooding in New Jersey.

 

Floods can develop in an instant or take several days before becoming a problem. Swift-moving rivers can sweep away people and cars while buildings and basements can become swamped with water.

 

Flash floods can occur with little or no warning and can be caused by a variety of factors including heaving rainfall, dam bursts, levee failure, and surges of water after an ice jam breaks apart. Flash floods and the rains that caused them can also set off mud flows and mudslides as well as uproot trees, destroy buildings and bridges, sweep away cars, people and boulders, and carve out new channels.

 

So, what’s your New Jersey flood risk? The first place to check is the FEMA Web site or FloodSmart.gov. Simply enter your address and New Jersey city and find out. The data returned will give you a relate risk rating such as low-to-moderate flood risk or high flood risk. If you want more detailed flood data, you can view the flood maps for your New Jersey community online.

 

The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management has a list of all emergency management coordinators and their corresponding Web sites listed on the NJOEM Web site. Visit the county coordinator’s Web site for your New Jersey County to learn more about the specific flood risks for your community. Each county Web site is laid out a bit differently.

 

Another resource is the National Weather Service Web site. Do a search for the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service for your community. For example, if you live in Atlantic City, you can view real time data detailing current flood predictions. You can also view river observations, river forecasts, and precipitation data. You can drill down to specific rivers and view their current levels in relation to flood stage levels.

 

Flooding is part of living in a coastal community; however, even cities and towns far from the Jersey shoreline are at risk of flooding. A flood can occur in an instant and it doesn’t take more than about an inch of water to cause major damage to your home. If you have a basement, flood waters can seep inside through the ground, even if the water level never approaches ground level.

 

What if your home is flooded? Prompt attention is required! The sooner you can dry out your New Jersey home the better. Once it is safe, you must act fast before further damage (such as mold growth) can occur. Let Dryout help you in this regard. The Dryout Network has water damage and restoration professionals available around the clock in communities throughout New Jersey.

 

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