I-287 South Ramp Flooded In Bridgewater Friday

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Heavy rain overnight and Friday has caused flooding on the ramp to I-287 south from Route 22 east, Bridgewater Police reported as of 8:30 a.m.

Drivers should expect delays and seek an alternate route.

A flood watch has also been issued for Somerset County through Friday night by the National Weather Service.

Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches, with locally higher amounts are possible. Periods of moderate to heavy rain will occur through early this evening, the NWS reported.

Here is a look at Friday's forecast:

Today: Rain. High near 58. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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