New Jersey, Pennsylvania Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/27/2026 19:52

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 27 at 10:52PM EDT until August 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 27, 2026 - 7:52pm
Expires: 
August 28, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of New Jersey, including the following areas, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Berks, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms continue this evening across eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey. Rainfall rates up to 1 to 2 inches per hour remain possible in these storms with already saturated grounds from heavy rain earlier in the day. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Sussex; Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Mercer; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov