Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
208 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0008.260820T1600Z-260821T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
New Castle-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Eastern
Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-
Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Camden, Flemington, Oxford, West Chester,
Pennsville, Trenton, Perkasie, Wilmington, Collegeville, Doylestown,
Lansdale, New Brunswick, Kennett Square, Media, Sandy Hook, Chalfont,
Atlantic City, Pottstown, Philadelphia, Norristown, Morrisville,
Wharton State Forest, Cherry Hill, Hammonton, Honey Brook,
Moorestown, Long Beach Island, Somerville, Mount Holly, Jackson,
Millville, Glassboro, and Freehold
208 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
  area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas,
  Atlantic, Camden, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Cumberland,
  Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex,
  Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern
  Burlington and Western Monmouth, and southeast Pennsylvania,
  including the following areas, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern
  Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester
  and Western Montgomery.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  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 showers and thunderstorms are expected across
    the area beginning Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
    Rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour are possible. Rainfall
    amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible with localized amounts of 3
    to 5 inches which could cause flash flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

DeSilva