Flood Warning until 03:15PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following county, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following counties, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia.
* WHEN...Until 315 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1114 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Wilmington, Newark, Gloucester City, Bensalem, Ewing, Chester, Willingboro, Princeton and Florence. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: NEW CASTLE, DE ... BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... MERCER, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... CHESTER, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA
Instructions:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CITYOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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 Warning