# HEADLINE
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FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is 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, Somerset, Sussex and Western Monmouth, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.
WHEN
From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
IMPACTS
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop by mid-day Thursday. Some of these showers and thunderstorms are expected to produce very heavy rainfall. 1-2 inches of rain can be expected with localized amounts of 3-5 inches possible in the strongest storms.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
ISSUED AT
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
HEADER
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Flood Watch
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Delaware, Camden, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Lower Bucks, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, New Castle, Northwestern Burlington, Philadelphia, Somerset, Sussex, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, Western Monmouth, Western Montgomery
Including the cities of Mount Holly, Wilmington, Honey Brook, Newton, Oxford, Somerville, Camden, Trenton, Norristown, Pottstown, Chalfont, Collegeville, West Chester, Perkasie, Media, Philadelphia, Moorestown, Freehold, Lansdale, Kennett Square, New Brunswick, Glassboro, Morrisville, Morristown, Cherry Hill, Doylestown, and Flemington