Gov. Chris Christie has declared a State of Emergency for New Jersey with Hurricane Irene expected to come up the East Coast this weekend.  He’s asked for people to begin a voluntary evacuation from the Jersey Shore no later than Saturday.

A link to the National Hurricane Center states you should not attempt to get through flood water whether on foot, swimming or a car.  For complete details on what you should do before, during and after a hurricane, please see the link:

http://ready.nj.gov/plan/flood.html

This is the biggest hurricane threat in the Northeast since 1985.  Be prudent.