Flash Flood Warning for New Castle, DE; Salem, NJ
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- New Castle, Salem
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FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Wilmington, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, Woodstown, Newport, Delaware Memorial Bridge, Wilmington Manor, Bear and Edgemoor.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 1:50PM EDT until August 27 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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