Flood Watch Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Mon, Sep 5 @ 3:06am
Description
Flood Watch issued September 5 at 3:04AM EDT until September 6 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware...New Jersey...and southeast
Pennsylvania...including the following areas...in northern
Delaware...New Castle. In New Jersey...Camden, Coastal Ocean,
Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Northwestern
Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Southeastern Burlington, and Western
Monmouth. In southeast Pennsylvania...Delaware, Eastern Chester,
Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, and Western Chester.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains
and ditches may become clogged with debris.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Heavy rain and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop
across the watch area from early Tuesday morning and
persisting into Tuesday afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates
of 1 to 2 inches per hour are possible. This may result in
flash flooding of urbanized and low lying areas despite
recently dry conditions across the area.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
This notification was posted by Chester Township. Chester Township is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
