Flood Warning Updated
From
Chester Township
Sent
Mon, May 1 @ 12:16am
Description
Flood Warning issued May 1 at 12:13AM EDT until May 1 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* 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 130 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of some urban areas, creeks, streams, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1210 AM 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 couple of hours. Little
additional rainfall is expected, but some flooding will
continue for another couple of hours before water recedes.
- 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.
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.
