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EXPIRED12/28/2023 3:10:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Likely
12/28/2023 3:10:00 AM until 12/28/2023 5:15:00 AM
Turn around...don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when
it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
county, New Castle and Pennsylvania, including the following
counties, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and
Northampton.
* WHEN...Until 515 AM EST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 309 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Allentown, Reading, Wilmington, Newark, Easton, Middletown,
West Chester, Bethlehem, Norristown, Chester, Pottstown and
Phoenixville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood