Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 4:17PM EDT until July 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 1:17pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
FFWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Kent County in central Delaware...
North Central Sussex County in southern Delaware...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in
1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Dover, Milford, Bowers, Big Stone Beach, Dover Base Housing,
Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rising Sun, Frederica, Magnolia, Little Creek,
Riverview and Woodside East.
Instruction:
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Kent, DE; Sussex, DE
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: