Flash Flood Warning

FFWPHI

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Western Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 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... West Chester, Coatesville, Westtown, Downingtown, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg, West Grove, Cochranville, Marshallton, Homeville and Mount Vernon.