Full Notification

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... South Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 and automated gauges. 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... Philadelphia, Bensalem, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Willingboro, Medford, Lumberton, Yeadon, Burlington, Bristol, Mount Holly and Riverside. People attending Lemon Hill should seek shelter immediately. This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 36 and 51. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 7 and 9. New Jersey Turnpike between exits 4 and 6A. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 335 and 344. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 27 and 40. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 0. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 340 and 359.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, PA

Instructions:

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.