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EXPIRED5/31/2025 8:42:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
5/31/2025 8:42:00 AM until 5/31/2025 12:45:00 PM
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of east central Pennsylvania, including the
following county, Lehigh.
* WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 842 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- For Little Lehigh at Trexlertown near Little Lehigh Creek:
At 8:15am the stage was 3.5 feet.
Flood Stage is 4.5 feet.
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For Spring Creek at Trexlertown at Spring Creek:
At 8:30am the stage was 4.47 feet.
Flood Stage is 4.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood