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EXPIRED9/5/2025 12:23:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
9/5/2025 12:23:00 AM until 9/5/2025 2:30:00 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.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of east central Pennsylvania, including the
following counties, Lehigh and Northampton.
* WHEN...Until 230 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving
thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned
area. Between 2 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, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton,
Wilson, Hellertown, West Easton, Steuben, Glendon and Lehigh
University.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood