Flood Warning for Burlington, NJ; Camden, NJ; Mercer, NJ +4 more
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What you need to know
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- Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
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- Severe
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What is happening
What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. Where: Portions of New Jersey, including the following counties, Burlington, Camden and Mercer and...
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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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following counties, Burlington, Camden and Mercer and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia. * WHEN...Until 515 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 305 PM EDT, reports of minor street flooding have occurred across the I95 urban corridor. The rainfall producing this street flooding is generally less than one half an inch but is resulting from several waves of rainfall that have occurred through the day today and no ability for the runoff to drain. The street flooding is not expected to be as life threatening as the flooding that occurred this morning but does pose a threat to property. Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen across the storm total for today. Some locations that may experience flooding include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Bensalem, Ewing, Norristown, Yeadon, Burlington, Bristol, Conshohocken, Palmyra and Hatboro. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued August 3 at 3:09PM EDT until August 3 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Alert
Flood Warning issued August 3 at 1:20PM EDT until August 3 at 3:15PM 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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