Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
316 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024
New Castle-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern
Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Perkasie, Kennett Square, Doylestown,
Oxford, Glassboro, Morrisville, Washington, Pennsville,
Allentown, Stroudsburg, Media, Lansdale, Sandy Hook, Camden,
Mount Holly, Wharton State Forest, Chalfont, West Chester,
Easton, Jim Thorpe, Long Beach Island, Norristown, Collegeville,
Somerville, New Brunswick, Jackson, Wilmington, Morristown,
Moorestown, Freehold, Newton, Flemington, Reading, Trenton,
Cherry Hill, Bethlehem, Honey Brook, Philadelphia, and Pottstown
316 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...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, Coastal Ocean, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem,
Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A cold front will approach from the north and west today and
will cross the region late tonight through Wednesday morning.
This front will interact with tropical moisture associated
with Tropical Storm Debby to result in heavy downpours over
the area. Rainfall totals will average 1.5 to 2.5 inches, but
locally higher amounts could exceed 5 inches.
- https://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
