Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 4:41PM EDT until August 7 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 1:41pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar 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.
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 49.
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