Flash Flood Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 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. 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 may experience flash flooding include... Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Northampton, Hellertown, Nazareth, Bath, Steuben, Lehigh University, Beersville, Danielsville, and Zionsville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 56 and 69. Northeast Extension between mile markers 46 and 53.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEHIGH, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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