…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING…
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
including the following areas, in New Jersey, Hunterdon and
Warren. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern
Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Monroe,
Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and
Western Montgomery.
* From Friday afternoon through Saturday morning
* Showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy, will move across
eastern Pennsylvania and far western New Jersey Friday
afternoon. A brief break in precipitation is expected Friday
evening before a second cluster of showers and thunderstorms
moves across the region late Friday night into early Saturday
morning. Pockets of one to two inches of rain can be expected
with amounts up to three inches.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flash Flood Watch means that there is the potential for flash
flooding which can be life-threatening. Heavy rain is expected to
occur over a short period of time. Rapidly rising flood waters
may quickly inundate roadways and areas of poor drainage. Streams
and creeks could leave their banks, flooding nearby properties.
Please monitor the forecast, especially if you live in a location
that is prone to flooding. Be prepared to take action if a flash
flood warning is issued for your area.
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