Flash Flood Warning Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Sun, Jun 14 @ 10:23pm
Where
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Description
Flash Flood Warning issued June 14 at 10:15PM EDT until June 15 at 2:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Eastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 215 AM EDT.
* At 1015 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, Chester, Phoenixville, Yeadon,
Westtown, Folcroft, Swarthmore, Elsmere, Arden and Cheyney.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 2...and
between mile markers 6 and 10.
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 305 and 323.
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.
