Weather Alert Watch
Severe Flood Watch

Flood Watch for New Castle; Morris; Hunterdon +16 more

What: Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. Impacts: Flash flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Where: Portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the...

DE, NJ +1New Castle; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks

Official alert brief

WHAT

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

WHERE

Portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset and Western Monmouth, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.

WHEN

Through late tonight.

IMPACTS

Flash flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Showers and thunderstorms with rainfall rates potentially of 1-2 inches per hour are expected across the watch area. In urban locations, this will be enough to trigger flash flooding. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.