Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 2:50PM EDT until August 5 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 11:50am
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rainfall producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 30
minutes. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by heavy
rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Trenton, Ewing, Doylestown, Byram, Bedminster, Flemington,
Chalfont, Tinicum, Pennington, New Hope, Yardley and Newtown.
This includes Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 65
and 76.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 7:00 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 7:00 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Bucks, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov