Flood Watch Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Sat, Jul 8 @ 3:26pm
Description
Flood Watch issued July 8 at 3:17PM EDT until July 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware...northeast Maryland...
southern New Jersey...and southeast Pennsylvania...including the
following areas...in northern Delaware...New Castle. In northeast
Maryland...Kent MD and Queen Annes. In southern New Jersey...
Camden, Gloucester, Northwestern Burlington, and Salem. In
southeast Pennsylvania...Delaware, Eastern Montgomery, Lower
Bucks, and Philadelphia.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A slow moving line of heavy showers and thunderstorms is
expected to develop and move east across the watch area
Sunday afternoon and evening. Widespread rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 inches are expected with localized amounts of 3 to 5
inches possible. These totals may result in flash flooding of
urban and low lying areas. Additionally, there is potential
for some main stem river flooding due to the excessive
runoff.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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.
