Full Notification

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, in Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex, Kent, and New Castle. In northeast Maryland, Caroline, Cecil, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot. In New Jersey, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, and Western Monmouth. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery.

* Through late tonight.

* Multiple additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms producing locally heavy rain are possible through tonight. The ground remains saturated in the region due to the recent heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Isaias, and this will make it easier than usual for flash flooding to occur in areas that receive heavy rainfall over a short duration.

* Areas of flash flooding are expected, especially in urban and flood-prone areas. Small streams and creeks will also be susceptible to flooding, especially those that remain elevated from antecedent rainfall.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SALEM ... DELAWARE ... KENT ... COASTAL OCEAN ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY ... HUNTERDON ... EASTERN CHESTER ... KENT ... TALBOT ... CAMDEN ... CAPE MAY ... EASTERN MONTGOMERY ... CUMBERLAND ... PHILADELPHIA ... QUEEN ANNE'S ... OCEAN ... CAROLINE ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... LOWER BUCKS ... INLAND SUSSEX ... MERCER ... COASTAL ATLANTIC ... WESTERN CHESTER ... NEW CASTLE ... WESTERN MONMOUTH ... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON ... WESTERN MONTGOMERY ... CECIL ... MIDDLESEX ... GLOUCESTER ... ATLANTIC ... SOMERSET ... UPPER BUCKS ... BERKS ... DELAWARE BEACHES

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that there is the potential for flash flooding which can be life-threatening. Heavy rain is expected to occur over a short period of time. Rapidly rising flood waters may quickly inundate roadways and areas of poor drainage. Streams and creeks could leave their banks, flooding nearby properties. Please monitor the forecast, especially if you live in a location that is prone to flooding. Be prepared to take action if a flash flood warning is issued for your area.