FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SALEM. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY... LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. * FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A GENERAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OCCURRING DURING THUNDERSTORMS. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS AND ALSO IN URBAN AREAS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE MET OR EXCEEDED IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD OR LESS. * EXPECT BOTH COMMUTES TODAY TO BE IMPACTED BY RAIN WITH MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN LEADING INTO AND POSSIBLY LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:13:34 +0000
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