Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 1:12AM EDT until August 3 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 2, 2026 - 10:12pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
At 112 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will
continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. 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...
Easton, East Stroudsburg, Washington, Blairstown, Bangor, Pen
Argyl, Wind Gap, Belvidere, Harmony, Oxford, Alpha and Hope.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 9.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 13.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 311 and 314.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Warren, NJ; Bucks, PA; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov