Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 4:04PM EDT until August 7 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 1:04pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
West Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Southern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar 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 1.5 to 2.5 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.
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...
Lehighton, Northampton, Palmerton, Kutztown, Jim Thorpe,
Slatington, Fleetwood, Nesquehoning, Walnutport, Lenhartsville,
Jordan Valley and New Tripoli.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 60 and 79.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 33 and 48.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Berks, PA; Carbon, PA; Lehigh, PA; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov