Flash Flood Warning for Burlington, NJ; Philadelphia, PA

Official alert brief

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Central Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 636 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Philadelphia, Riverside, Palmyra, Wissinoming, Tacony, Pennsauken, Cinnaminson and Riverton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 340. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 26 and 31.

Instructions

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.