Flood Warning Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Thu, Sep 3 @ 5:33am
Where
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Description
Flood Warning issued September 3 at 5:26AM EDT until September 3 at 9:15AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
Northern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* WHEN...Until 915 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying,
urban, and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 525 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches
of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, Newark, West Chester,
Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Mount Laurel, Norristown,
Chester and Willingboro.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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.
