Flood Watch Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Tue, Apr 2 @ 2:09pm
Description
Flood Watch issued April 2 at 1:59PM EDT until April 4 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris,
Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Warren and
Western Monmouth, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas,
Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery,
Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper
Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional rainfall amounts between 1.0 to 3.0 inches are
likely across portions of the Watch area through Thursday.
About two dozen of our river points are forecast to approach
flood stage Wednesday into Thursday, with several exceeding
flood stage. The most intense rain is expected to fall
Wednesday into Wednesday evening, and with these high
rainfall rates, flash flooding cannot be ruled out. Excessive
runoff may continue to cause rivers, creeks, and streams to
rise through the end of the week even when the rain has
ended.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Keep in mind that our Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System
(AHPS), has been updated and upgraded to our new National
Water Prediction Service (NWPS). Hydrographs can be found at
https://water.noaa.gov
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.
