WGUS71 KPHI 052109

FFSPHI



Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

509 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



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Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Bucks PA-

509 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING 

FOR NORTHWESTERN MERCER, SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON AND CENTRAL BUCKS 

COUNTIES...



At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicate 1 to 

2 inches of rainfall have fallen across the warned area from heavy 

showers and embedded thunderstorms. Additional rainfall amounts up 

to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding has 

already been occuring.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.



IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,

         highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other

         drainage and low lying areas.



Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...

  Trenton, Ewing, Doylestown, Byram, Bedminster, Flemington, 

  Chalfont, Tinicum, Pennington, New Hope, Yardley and Newtown.



This includes Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 65 

and 76.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

flood deaths occur in vehicles.



Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.



Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.



&&



LAT...LON 4041 7474 4039 7473 4038 7472 4025 7465

      4020 7485 4026 7521 4026 7522 4027 7523

      4027 7524 4028 7525 4028 7526 4036 7527

      4047 7516 4052 7480 4045 7476 4044 7476

      4042 7475



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED



$$



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