The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flood Watch for portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, in Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex, Kent, and New Castle. In northeast Maryland, Caroline, Cecil, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot. In New Jersey, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, and Western Monmouth. In southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery.
* From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
* Light rain will begin to spread into the region tonight and intensify later in the day on Thursday. Periods of heavy rain can be expected to persist into Friday morning. The heavy rain threat will end Friday afternoon. Amounts up to three inches are possible. At this time, the heaviest rain is expected along and east of the I-95 corridor.
* As a result of the rainfall, poor drainage and low-lying flooding will likely begin late Thursday. Small stream as well as mainstem flooding is possible Thursday night and Friday. In some cases, flooding on the larger rivers could persist into the weekend. Please refer to the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) website for the latest crest forecasts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.