Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 4:51PM EDT until August 7 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 1:51pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1
and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to
2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Blairstown, Belvidere, Hope, Delaware Water Gap, Millbrook, Echo
Lake, Werry Lake, Columbia, Flatbrookville, Five Points and
Crandon Lakes.
This includes Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and
14.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov