Flash Flood Warning until 02:45AM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... South Central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 245 AM EDT.
* At 1044 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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 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 will experience flash flooding include... Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Northampton, Nazareth, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Bath, Belfast, East Bangor, and Steuben. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 50 and 58. Northeast Extension between mile markers 53 and 63.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEHIGH, PA ... MONROE, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
Borough of Nazareth
134 S Main St
Nazareth, PA 18064
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-759-0202
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NAZARETH followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning