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Flash Flood Warning

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Chester, PA; Delaware, PA; Montgomery, PA; Philadelphia, PA

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

At 1246 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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... Philadelphia, West Chester, Norristown, Phoenixville, West Norriton, East Norriton, Coatesville, Westtown, Downingtown, Conshohocken, Royersford and Narberth.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 7 and 19. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 338. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 305 and 333.
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