FLASH FLOOD WATCH SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT
Flash Flood Watch
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch that affects the following WGMD locations:
Cape May County,NJ
Cumberland County,NJ
Sussex County,DE
Kent County,DE
Caroline County,MD
Talbot County,MD
Queen Anne’s County,MD
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
244 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT…
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, in Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex, Kent, and New Castle. In northeast Maryland, Caroline, Cecil, Kent MD, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot. In New Jersey, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, and Southeastern Burlington. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery.
* From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night
* Rain…heavy at times…is expected to overspread the area from south to north Saturday afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates over one inch per hour are possible.
* Excessive rainfall within a short period of time can lead to rapidly rising water and flash flooding, particularly in urban areas and along small creeks and streams.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A Flash Flood Watch means that there is the potential for flash flooding which can be life-threatening. Heavy rain is expected to occur over a short period of time. Rapidly rising flood waters may quickly inundate roadways and areas of poor drainage. Streams and creeks could leave their banks, flooding nearby properties.
Please monitor the forecast, especially if you live in a location that is prone to flooding. Be prepared to take action if a flash flood warning is issued for your area.
