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Alert: Flash Flood Warning
Area(s): Chester, PA
Effective: 7apeor1ap -> 7apeor45ap
Onset: 7apeor1ap -> 7apeor45ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7apeor1ap
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued July 7 at 2:01PM EDT until July 7 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: At 201 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Oxford, Parkesburg, Cochranville, Homeville, Mount Vernon and
Atglen.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Eastern Monmouth; Mercer; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Effective: 7aaeor34aa -> 8apeor0ap
Onset: 8aaeor0aa -> 8aaeor0aa
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor34aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 7 at 12:34PM EDT until July 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and northwest New Jersey
and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): New Castle; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Southeastern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia
Effective: 7aaeor34aa -> 8apeor0ap
Onset: 8aaeor0aa -> 8aaeor0aa
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor34aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 7 at 12:34PM EDT until July 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 103 expected.

* WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Camden,
Gloucester, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, and Southeastern
Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware and Philadelphia
Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Cumberland; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Effective: 7aaeor16aa -> 7apeor0ap
Onset: 7aaeor0aa -> 7apeor15ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Mount Holly NJ on 7aaeor16aa
Headline: Flood Watch issued July 7 at 2:16AM EDT until July 7 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex,
Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset 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 10 AM EDT this morning through this evening.

* 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...
- The remnants of Chantal will move into the Mid Atlantic this
morning bringing areas of heavy rain. The tropical airmass
will bring generally 1 to 2 inches of rainfall across the
urban corridor but will have the potential to bring isolated
amounts up to 5 inches leading to flash flooding. The showers
and thunderstorms will generally come to an end by 7 to 8 pm
this evening with any residual flooding from showers today
coming to an end during the overnight hours.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood