Flash Flood Warning

FFWPHI

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... South Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... West Central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 656 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 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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... Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Quakertown, Zionsville, Lehigh University, Ancient Oaks, Fountain Hill, Macungie, Coopersburg, Alburtis and Richlandtown.

This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 40 and 55. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 56 and 63...and near mile marker 65.