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WGUS71 KPHI 131231
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
831 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
NJC021-023-PAC017-045-091-101-131600-
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MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-BUCKS PA-DELAWARE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
PHILADELPHIA PA-
831 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR
CENTRAL MERCER, SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX, SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS, DELAWARE,
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES...
AT 831 AM EDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN THE WARNED
AREA. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF DELAWARE COUNTY
WITH RELATED WATER RESCUES AND ROAD CLOSURES. IN ADDITION, SMALL
CREEKS ARE RUNNING HIGH WITH THE FRANKFORD CREEK IN PHILADELPHIA
COUNTY RISING RAPIDLY. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 0.75 TO 1.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
PHILADELPHIA, TRENTON, BENSALEM, EWING, CHESTER, PRINCETON, YEADON,
FOLCROFT, SWARTHMORE, HIGHTSTOWN AND JENKINTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3986 7527 3981 7543 3985 7558 4011 7522
4026 7483 4037 7463 4040 7452 4027 7442
4017 7467 4018 7471 4015 7471 4013 7482
3999 7509
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.75-1.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
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