Flash Flood Warning Issued
From
Delaware Water Gap
Sent
Mon, Jun 26 @ 9:46pm
Description
Flash Flood Warning issued June 26 at 9:30PM EDT until June 27 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
East Central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 930 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 0.25 to 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of
0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Blairstown, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Belvidere, Hope, East Bangor,
Delaware Water Gap, Columbia, Echo Lake, Werry Lake, and Roxburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 15.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 314.
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
This notification was posted by Delaware Water Gap. Delaware Water Gap 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.
