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Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
Saturday July 8th, 2023 :: 03:18 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Watch until 12:00AM Monday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware...northeast Maryland... southern New Jersey...and southeast Pennsylvania...including the following areas...in northern Delaware...New Castle. In northeast Maryland...Kent MD and Queen Annes. In southern New Jersey... Camden, Gloucester, Northwestern Burlington, and Salem. In southeast Pennsylvania...Delaware, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A slow moving line of heavy showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop and move east across the watch area Sunday afternoon and evening. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected with localized amounts of 3 to 5 inches possible. These totals may result in flash flooding of urban and low lying areas. Additionally, there is potential for some main stem river flooding due to the excessive runoff. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: NEW CASTLE ... KENT ... QUEEN ANNE'S ... SALEM ... GLOUCESTER ... CAMDEN ... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON ... DELAWARE ... PHILADELPHIA ... EASTERN MONTGOMERY ... LOWER BUCKS

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Address/Location
Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
525 High St
Burlington, NJ 08016

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-386-0200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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