Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 9 at 2:07PM EDT until July 9 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 9, 2026 - 11:07am
Expires:
July 9, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 207 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
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, Wilmington, Newark, Chester, Deptford, West
Deptford, Pennsville, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Carneys Point
and Folcroft.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 25.
Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 0.
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 1 and 2.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 11.
Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 23.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
New Castle, DE; Gloucester, NJ; Salem, NJ; Delaware, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: