Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 3:25PM EDT until August 7 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 12:25pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 325 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 of 1 to 2
inches 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...
Hamburg, Womelsdorf, Robesonia, Leesport, Shoemakersville,
Bernville, Strausstown, Fairview Hgts and Centerport.
This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11
and 34.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Berks, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov