Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 4:45PM EDT until August 5 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 1:45pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Central Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 1 and
2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding has already
been occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Philadelphia, Camden, Bensalem, Bristol, Palmyra, Jenkintown,
Beverly, Rockledge, Abington, Langhorne, Bryn Athyn and Northeast
Philadelphia.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 19 and 40.
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 348 and 355.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Bucks, PA; Montgomery, PA; Philadelphia, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov