Active AlertsPhiladelphia, PA

Flood Watch

Issued at Thu 2:39 AM Aug. 27
Issued by: National Weather Service
Description

What: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 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, Somerset, Sussex 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 noon EDT today through late tonight.
Impacts: Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
Additional Details: - Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop by mid-day Thursday. Some of these showers and thunderstorms are expected to produce very heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals of 1-2 inches of rain can be expected with localized amounts of 3-5 inches possible in the strongest storms. Rainfall rates within these thunderstorms may reach up to 1 to 3 inches per hour at times. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Recommended Action

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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