Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 11:58PM EDT until August 3 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 8:58pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
At 1158 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton,
Quakertown, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Wind Gap and Bath.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 39 and 60.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 54 and 76.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Warren, NJ; Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov