WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

1102 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

Schuylkill River At Pottstown affecting Montgomery County.

For the Schuylkill River...including Philadelphia near 30th Street,

Berne, Reading, Pottstown, Norristown, Philadelphia...Minor flooding

is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most

flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.

The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 830 AM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Schuylkill River at Pottstown.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Sewers in the Pottstown area, due to high

and backwater effects, begin to flood.

At 12.5 feet, Portions of PA Route 724 along the Berks/Chester

county line begin to flood, specifically Union Township in Berks

county and North Coventry Township in Chester county.

At 13.0 feet, Portions of PA Route 724 along the Berks/Chester

county line are closed due to high water, specifically Union

Township in Berks county and North Coventry Township in Chester

county.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 10:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

just after midnight tonight to a crest of 12.7 feet. It will

then fall below flood stage by Wednesday morning.

- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

12.7 feet on 03/22/2000.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm EDT)

Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri

Schuylkill River

Pottstown 12.5 11.9 Tue 10 pm ED 7.4 6.1 5.1

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