🌊 Flash Flood Warning — Parts of DE, NJ, and PA
ISSUED: 11:00 PM ET Sun Jul 5 | EXPIRES: 3:00 AM ET Mon Jul 6
What's Happening: The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 3:00 AM EDT. At 11:00 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, with 0.5 to 1.5 inches already fallen. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible, and flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. The hazard is life-threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.
Who This Affects:
- New Castle, DE
- Burlington, NJ
- Camden, NJ
- Gloucester, NJ
- Salem, NJ
- Chester, PA
- Delaware, PA
- Montgomery, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
Locations that may experience flash flooding include Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, West Chester, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Mount Laurel, Norristown, Chester, Willingboro, Deptford, and West Deptford. People attending Lemon Hill should seek shelter immediately.
Impacted highways include:
- I-295 in NJ (mile markers 0–47)
- I-476 in PA (mile markers 0–19)
- NJ Turnpike (exits 1–5)
- I-76 in PA (mile markers 329–351)
- I-95 in PA (mile markers 0–33)
- I-676 in PA (mile markers 0–1) and NJ (mile markers 0–4)
- Northeast Extension near mile marker 21
- I-76 in NJ (mile markers 0–3)
- PA Turnpike (mile markers 329–346)
- I-95 in DE (mile markers 9–23)
What To Do:
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
- Be especially cautious at night, when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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