Flood Advisory until 11:00AM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northern New Jersey...and Pennsylvania... including the following counties...in northern New Jersey... Warren. In Pennsylvania...Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, and Northampton.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 751 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen with additional rainfall occurring. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the advisory area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Allentown, Easton, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Forks, Northampton, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, and Jim Thorpe. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 67 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 6. Northeast Extension between mile markers 69 and 87. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: WARREN, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... CARBON, PA ... LEHIGH, PA ... MONROE, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA
Instructions:
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Address/Location
Tatamy Borough
423 Broad St
Tatamy, PA 18045
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-252-7123
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory