Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 3 at 7:32PM EDT until May 3 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 4:32pm
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 8:30pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Southeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch 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.
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...
Wilmington, Newark, Chester, Westtown, Swarthmore, Elsmere,
Kennett Square, Newport, Arden, Talleyville, Elam and Concordville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 5 and 23.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
New Castle, DE; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ