Flood Watch Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Sun, Jul 5 @ 2:38am
Description
Flood Watch issued July 5 at 2:33AM EDT until July 6 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Flash 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 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of 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...
- Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are
expected to impact the area this afternoon through Monday.
Rain amounts of over 2 inches in an hour will be possible
leading to areas of flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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.
