According to the National Weather Service, a flood watch is currently in place for Lehigh County, Northampton County, as well as some areas in northern Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms associated with an approaching cold front will produce widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts of 4 inches or more possible, according to the National Weather Service.
Be alert for possible flood warnings.
National Weather Service
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National Weather Service
Flood Watch National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 124 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071- 101>106-190600- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0011.000000T0000Z-240819T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- Including the cities of Chalfont, Morrisville, West Chester, Doylestown, Honey Brook, Camden, Allentown, Lansdale, Bethlehem, Cherry Hill, Morristown, Glassboro, Somerville, Jim Thorpe, Trenton, New Brunswick, Media, Kennett Square, Norristown, Newton, Mount Holly, Philadelphia, Pottstown, Moorestown, Collegeville, Freehold, Pennsville, Wilmington, Reading, Oxford, Flemington, Stroudsburg, Easton, Washington, and Perkasie 124 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WHAT...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 late tonight. IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Heavy rain and thunderstorms associated with an approaching cold front will produce widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts of 4 inches or more possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.