WCAU-TV in Philadelphia reported; Trenton, New Jersey, Jan. 9 (UPI) , A mile-long dam of ice on the Delaware River near Trenton, New Jersey brought street flooding and flash flood warnings Wednesday.
The portion of Route 29, which runs along the river on the New Jersey side and of River Road in Pennsylvania were closed,
But the observers gave the statement that the ice, large chunks crowded together covered the whole river for at least a mile. According to National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the 30-mile stretch of river between Trenton and Philadelphia.
The National Weather Service told that when this ice jam breaks, there may be enough water behind the jam to cause flash flooding downstream and also told that the temperatures in the area got down into the single digits Tuesday and never got above 12 degrees. Wednesday was little warmer but still well below freezing.
But Forecasters said that the jam might break up Thursday afternoon as the mercury rises into the mid-30s.
Ice Jam Forms on Delaware River in Trenton, New Jersey
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