New Jersey Residents Gave Accounts of the Flooding As They Evacuated Their Homes Other areas of Helmetta were not under mandatory evacuation orders, the news outlet said. About 200 people live in the area, which was under a mandatory evacuation order, the news outlet reported. Helmetta Mayor Chris Slavicek told the news outlet that floodwaters had risen up to the doors of cars, and water was swamping into homes in the area of Railroad Avenue and John Street in the Middlesex County borough. The most effected areas included parts of Central Jersey, including Middlesex County and Mercer County, the news outlet reported.
Some areas of New Jersey received as much as 9 inches of rain, according to NJ.com. First responders led rescue operations to rescue people from their homes. Rainfall totals in New Jersey have reached a record high as Tropical Storm Henri made landfall, leading to severe flooding and evacuations. A submerged Cadillac sedan is seen on a residential street following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021./Members of the New Market Volunteer Fire Company assist Doug, a neighborhood resident, during an evacuation effort following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021.
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