Flash Flood Warning until 10:00PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 732 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.0 to 2.0 inches are possible in the warned area through 10 PM. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. 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, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Harmony, Belfast, West Easton, and Tatamy. This includes the following highways... Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 59 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey near mile marker 0. Northeast Extension between mile markers 47 and 51.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WARREN, NJ ... 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