WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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AREAL FLOOD WATCH

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

956 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch is cancelled for portions of northeast Maryland,

including the following areas, Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes and

Talbot... New Jersey, including the following areas, Hunterdon and

Somerset... and east central Pennsylvania, including the following

areas, Berks, Lehigh and Northampton.

The flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch is being

cancelled.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be

possible.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Pennsylvania, including the

following areas, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery,

Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and

Western Montgomery.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,

creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- Showers and thunderstorms tonight continue to produce heavy

rain. With an already saturated surface, it will not take

much rainfall to result in flooding. Rainfall rates of around

2 to 3 inches per hour are possible.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood

Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared

to take action should flooding develop.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

WATCH 499 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MARYLAND THIS CANCELS 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S

TALBOT

IN NEW JERSEY THIS CANCELS 5 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY

MERCER

IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

HUNTERDON MIDDLESEX SOMERSET

WARREN

IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS CANCELS 8 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

BERKS LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON

IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

BUCKS CHESTER DELAWARE

MONTGOMERY PHILADELPHIA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM, BLAIRSTOWN,

CENTREVILLE, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DOYLESTOWN, EAST BRUNSWICK,

EASTON, EASTON, EDISON, FLEMINGTON, MEDIA, NEW BRUNSWICK,

NORRISTOWN, NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, PERTH AMBOY, PHILADELPHIA,

READING, SAYREVILLE, SOMERSET, TRENTON, AND WEST CHESTER.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chester Creek near Chester.

* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, The creek floods adjacent open land.

- At 9:47 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 7.3 feet.

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

late this evening to a crest of 9.4 feet just after midnight

tonight. It will then fall below flood stage just after

midnight tonight.

- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.

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

9.4 feet on 01/25/2020.

Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm EDT)

Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat

Chester Creek

Chester 8.0 7.3 Wed 9 pm EDT 2.8 MSG MSG

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