354 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2019

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northern Delaware, northeast
Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, including the
following areas, in northern Delaware, New Castle. In
northeast Maryland, Cecil. In New Jersey, Camden, Gloucester,
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington,
Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, and Western Monmouth. In
Pennsylvania, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern
Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia,
Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery.

* From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight

* A hot and humid airmass will spread over the region today, and
then the remnants of what was Tropical Cyclone Barry will pass
through the region tonight. Showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon and tonight will be capable of producing torrential
rainfall, with local amounts of 2 to 4 inches and even higher
localized amounts potentially occurring in a short period of
time. This could lead to flash flooding.

* The risk of flash flooding is highest in urbanized and low-
lying areas. Rapid rises on small creeks and streams are
possible.