Flash Flood Warning

FFWPHI

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 516 PM EDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark, Chester, Deptford, West Deptford, Pennsville, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Carneys Point and Folcroft.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 25. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 0. New Jersey Turnpike between exits 1 and 2. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 11. Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 23.