Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
243 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024
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New Castle-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Mercer-
Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Pottstown, Flemington, Lansdale, Kennett
Square, Chalfont, Norristown, Collegeville, Perkasie, Honey
Brook, Mount Holly, Doylestown, Oxford, Freehold, Wilmington,
Media, Camden, Philadelphia, Moorestown, West Chester,
Somerville, Glassboro, New Brunswick, Trenton, Morrisville,
Cherry Hill, and Pennsville
243 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2024
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* 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, Northwestern
Burlington, Salem, Somerset and Western Monmouth, and southeast
Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware, Eastern
Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper
Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.
* WHEN...From Friday morning through Saturday afternoon.
* 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. Low-water crossings may be
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Widespread showers and thunderstorms combined with tropical
moisture will result in areas of heavy rainfall across the
watch area from Friday morning through Saturday. Rainfall
rates may exceed 1 to 2 inches per hour. Forecast rainfall
amounts range from about 1 to 2 inches, however localized
amounts near 3 to 4 inches are possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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