South Plainfield Emergency Management

06/20/2015

-----MESSAGE TYPE: WEATHER NOTIFICATION

INCIDENT TYPE: FLOOD WATCH

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 20 June 2015, 1430 Hrs.

The New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (NJ ROIC) reports the State Office of Emergency Management (NJ OEM) is monitoring a weather event in coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS).

SUMMARY: A Flood Watch is in effect from this evening through Sunday evening for New Jersey. Rainfall amounts will range from 1 to 2 inches with locally higher amounts upwards of 3 inches.

IMPACT: Significant rainfall may cause flooding, especially along area streams and creeks. Due caution should be exercised while traveling on roadways effected by flooding.

Full Forecast(s):
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015
..REMNANT MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-

EASTERN BERGEN...EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN PASSAIC...EASTERN
UNION...HUDSON...WESTERN BERGEN...WESTERN ESSEX...WESTERN
PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION
402 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL... ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
BILL... IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
MOST OF SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES...MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG AREA
STREAMS AND CREEKS. DUE TO THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS...
OUR MAIN STEM RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

HANDLING: FOUO

ROIC DUTY OFFICER: LT J. Williams #5328, 609-963-6951

06/01/2015

04/24/2015

South Plainfield OEM Coordinator Michael Zushma has applied for a federal grant to install a emergency backup generator at the High School. He has received confirmation that school will be getting $424,000.00 to install the generator. This will also help in the case of a major emergency and the need to open a public shelter in the event of a power outage for a long duration. The last 3 or so years have been very busy for all departments. The major storms that have effected the borough from tree and debris removal to flooding and snow storms. Mike has worked with county and state officials and received over 1million dollars in reimbursement and grants for the Borough to help with the financial burden during these times.

03/20/2015

Situational Awareness Hazardous Weather Discussion

SEOC Advisory

Hazardous Weather Discussion

Snow will begin statewide during the morning hours today. A rain/snow mix is likely in the afternoon for most locations, with highest precipitation rates during the afternoon and early evening. Forecast snow totals for northern counties are 4-6”, with 3-5” expected for central counties, 1-3” south of I-195, and less than an inch for southeastern and coastal areas.

Impacts to New Jersey

Travel today will be hampered by precipitation from late morning into the evening. Snow with a possible rain/wintry mix will coincide with the evening commute. Untreated sidewalks, parking lots and other surfaces may be slippery throughout the event and wet areas may freeze Friday night.





New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Box 7068 River Road
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0068

24 Hrs - (609) 963-6900
FAX - (609) 530-3620
[email protected]

03/12/2015

Garbage Truck fire on Hollywood Ave

02/28/2015

Emergency Managers and other Key Partners,

A briefing package has been issued for the accumulating snowfall and ice we are expecting Sunday morning through Monday morning. The briefing package is attached.

This will be the only briefing package for this upcoming event.

The Executive Summary is as follows:
•Winter Weather Advisory in effect for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Maryland from 10 AM Sunday to 4 AM Monday.
•Snow will overspread the region from west to east, beginning in Eastern Pennsylvania late Sunday Morning, and reaching the New Jersey and Delaware Coastline by early Sunday Afternoon. Well to the north and west of I-95, snow is expected to become moderate at times, particularly late in the afternoon and evening when snowfall rates up to one inch per hour are possible. In addition to slippery roads, this will reduce visibility, and further exacerbate hazardous travel conditions.
•The heaviest snowfall is expected in the vicinity of the I-78 corridor and points to the north, and will be plowable, with storm total snowfall of 3 to 6 inches. Precipitation in this area will remain predominantly snow, although some very light sleet and freezing rain may mix in late Sunday evening.

•Further to the south between I-78 and I-95, 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected before the changeover to freezing rain by early evening. Although snowfall amounts will be less along the I-95 corridor, this is where the greatest amount of ice from freezing rain will occur, with storm total ice of 0.1 to 0.25” expected.
•For South Coastal New Jersey and Southern Delaware, snow will changeover to sleet and freezing rain sooner, with storm total snowfall of one inch or less and storm total ice of around one-tenth of an inch.
•Precipitation is expected to end from west to east late Sunday Night, prior to the morning rush hour on Monday.
•During the day on Monday, temperatures will warm above freezing, before falling back into the teens and single numbers Monday Night and Tuesday Morning. This will cause any remaining water on roads, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and other untreated surfaces to refreeze during this time frame.

02/21/2015

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY,

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING,WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

LOCATIONS,PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY.

HAZARD TYPES,SNOW, WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS,4 TO 7 INCHES.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS,UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

TIMING,SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST BETWEEN DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
WILL QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WARMER
AIR WILL MOVE IN, ALLOWING THE SNOW TO MIX WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECIPITATION MAY EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
I-80 OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS,ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL
BE VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOR
VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE-QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

WINDS,SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TEMPERATURES,LOW 20S EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN GRADUALLY
RISING TO NEAR FREEZING OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW,
SLEET,AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE

02/20/2015

Today OEM Staff members 301 Michael Zushma,
302 Mario Abbruzzese,
304 Jon Dean
Did practice lock down drills at 3 elementary schools Grant 6th and Middle school. Each month a different drill is performed to ensure the safety of students and staff. These drills range from lockdowns to shelter in place to weather emergencies and evacuations. Some schools had parents on premise and it was good to talk to them about our procedures and they were all well informed and thankful for all that is done.

02/17/2015

Emergency Managers and other Key Partners,

A briefing package has been issued for the accumulating snowfall we are expecting tonight through Tuesday morning. The briefing package is attached.

This will be the last briefing package for this upcoming snowfall event. Additional packages may be issued for the cold outbreak later this week.

The Executive Summary is as follows:

EXPECTED SNOWFALL

•Winter Storm Warning in effect for DE, adjacent eastern MD and the southern half of NJ from 6 PM Monday through Noon on Tuesday

•Winter Weather Advisory in effect for southeast PA and north-central NJ, also 6 PM Monday through Noon on Tuesday

–The axis of heaviest snowfall still expected south and east of Philadelphia over the Delmarva and southern NJ coast

–Most likely amounts: 8-10” of snow over southern DE, decreasing to 4-6” just south and east of Philadelphia, to 1-2” over the Poconos

and far northwest NJ

–Heaviest snow will occur from midnight to around 7 AM Tuesday – significant impact on morning commute. Snow ends by mid-day.

ANOTHER BITTER COLD OUTBREAK

•Temperatures tonight through Wednesday will be more moderate, with wind chills remaining above zero.

•Another arctic front is expected late Wednesday. Temperatures Wednesday night through Friday night will likely be as cold or colder than Sunday/Monday. However winds will not be as strong. Wind chill warnings/advisories may still be needed.

02/15/2015

Winter Weather Advisory

A Winter Weather Advisory and High Wind Warning are effective Sat-Sun and a Wind Chill Advisory is effective Sun-Mon with a Wind Chill Warning in Sussex County. Forecast snow totals range from 1” to 6”, with the latest forecast distribution on the map below. Winds will range from 20-25 MPH with gust up to 45-60 MPH. Temperatures will be in the teens and single digits with wind chills below zero.

Impacts to New Jersey

Travel will be hampered from snowfall and blowing snow on roadways. Single digit temperatures and wind chills below zero elevate the risk of hypothermia and frostbite as well as freezing of exposed pipes. High winds may result in power outages, downed trees, and possibly minor damage to structures. We may speed restrictions on bridges and some roads.

New Jersey Office of Emergency Management