# HEADLINE
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FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
WHERE
Northern Delaware, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania including the Southern Poconos, Lehigh Valley and metro Philadelphia.
WHEN
From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.
IMPACTS
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Showers and thunderstorms will increase over the area Tuesday morning and afternoon. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are possible. Total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches could occur into Tuesday night.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
ISSUED AT
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 2:15 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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Eastern Montgomery, Northwestern Burlington, Philadelphia, Western Monmouth, Berks, Camden, Carbon, Coastal Ocean, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Mercer, Middlesex, Monroe, Morris, New Castle, Northampton, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, Sussex, Upper Bucks, Warren, Western Chester, Western Montgomery
Including the cities of Honey Brook, West Chester, Norristown, Lansdale, Jim Thorpe, Wilmington, Easton, Jackson, Sandy Hook, Allentown, Kennett Square, Chalfont, Washington, Philadelphia, Freehold, Pottstown, Moorestown, Reading, Media, Wharton State Forest, Oxford, Morristown, Cherry Hill, Pennsville, Perkasie, Doylestown, Camden, New Brunswick, Stroudsburg, Flemington, Glassboro, Trenton, Collegeville, Somerville, Morrisville, Long Beach Island, Newton, Mount Holly, and Bethlehem