Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 1 at 8:18PM EDT until September 1 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 1, 2026 - 5:18pm
Expires:
September 1, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 818 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy
rain across the warned area, resulting in between 2 and 3 inches of
rain. While showers and thunderstorms tapered off, another area of
showers and thunderstorms producing rainfall rates over one inch per
hour will move into the warned area over the next hour. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Reading, Wyomissing, Kutztown, Hamburg, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring,
Laureldale, Womelsdorf, Wernersville, Topton, Robesonia and
Leesport.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Berks, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov