Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Severe Flood Watch | Effective 07/05/2026 09:09

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued July 5 at 12:09PM EDT until July 6 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 9:09am
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Warren and Western Monmouth, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the area this afternoon through Monday. Rain amounts of over 2 inches in an hour will be possible leading to areas of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
New Castle; Sussex; Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Carbon; Monroe; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ