Emergency Alert

Weather Advisory

Bridgewater Police Department

Bridgewater Office of Emergency Management

Timing: Saturday (5/3/25) through Monday (5/5/25)
Updated: Saturday 5/3/25 2:35pm

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

An unsettled pattern continues with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected over the next few days.

What Has Changed: The threat for severe weather has increased for today, mainly for areas north and west of I-95. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat, but cannot rule out large hail and an isolated tornado.

1. Severe Weather

Showers and thunderstorms are expected for the afternoon and evening. A Slight Risk (2/5) is in place for areas north and west of I-95 with a Marginal Risk (1/5) in place for remaining areas other than the coastal strip where the threat is lower.
Main threat is damaging wind gusts around 60 MPH, which could down trees and power lines.
Thunderstorms begin to move in this afternoon, continuing into the overnight hours, but the severe threat should be over by midnight or so.
Periods of showers and thunderstorms expected into next week, but the severe risk is much lower.
Confidence Level: Medium to High (60-80%) in occurrence of thunderstorms, with lower chance (5-15%) of thunderstorms becoming severe over any given area.

2. Heavy Rain/Flooding

No real changes. Portions of the area remain in a Marginal Risk (1/4) for excessive rainfall and flash flooding through the next several days as periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected.
Rainfall rates in heavy thunderstorms could top out over an inch per hour, resulting in ponding on roadways and flooding in urban and poor drainage areas.
Confidence Level: Moderate to high in periods of heavy rain occurring through Tuesday, but lower confidence (10-20%) in where the heaviest rain sets up and which areas, if any, see flash flooding.

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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