Flood Warning Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Sun, Apr 30 @ 10:21pm
Description
Flood Warning issued April 30 at 10:14PM EDT until May 1 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey...and southeast Pennsylvania...
including the following counties...in New Jersey...Burlington,
Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, and Middlesex. In southeast
Pennsylvania...Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.
* WHEN...Until 1230 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of urban areas, creeks, streams, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1012 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of
rain has fallen over the last 1 to 2 hours with an additional
0.5 to 1.5 inches over the next 1 to 2 hours.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill,
Bensalem, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Ewing, Norristown, Chester,
and Willingboro.
- This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 3 and 8.
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 332 and 359.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 40.
Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 331 and
351.
Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 15 and 76.
Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.
Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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.
