Gov. Murphy issues state of emergency for NJ ahead of storm; heavy rain, flooding expected
SHARI >> ALL RIGHT, CECILY. THANK YOU. WATER DEPARTMENT CREWS, THEY WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE TODAY. CLEARING LEAVES AND DEBRIS FROM THOSE DRAINS AND WATERWAYS ACROSS THE CITY. BUT THEY SAY WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM THE PREVIOUS STORM, THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING IS HIGH. AS WE’VE SEEN IN PAST STORMS, THE JERSEY SHORE IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLOODING. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY THIS AFTERNOON THAT GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW AT FIVE. >> THIS IS ONE I WOULD STRONGLY, STRONGLY, STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO NOT, UH, UNDER ESTIMATE. GOVERNOR MURPHY URGED EVERYONE
TO STAY OFF OF THE ROADS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. >> WE’LL KEEP TRACK OF THE HEAVY RAIN WITH THE 6 ABC APP. THERE YOU CAN VIEW STORM TRACKER SIX LIVE RADAR
