Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 4:40PM EDT until August 7 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 1:40pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 440 PM 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. Additional rainfall amounts
up to 0.5 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