Issue date: 2026-09-02T03:36+00:00
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 638 TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL DELAWARE KENT IN NORTHERN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE SUSSEX IN MARYLAND THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT IN NEW JERSEY THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER OCEAN SALEM IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BERKS IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA CHESTER DELAWARE MONTGOMERY PHILADELPHIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, CAMDEN, CENTREVILLE, CHERRY HILL, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DEPTFORD, DOVER, EASTON, GEORGETOWN, GLASSBORO, HAMMONTON, MEDIA, MILLVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, NORRISTOWN, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, READING, TOMS RIVER, WEST CHESTER, AND WILMINGTON.
Issue date: 2026-09-02T02:28+00:00
At 1028 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Wilmington, Newark, West Chester, Chester, Pennsville, Coatesville, Westtown, Pitman, Carneys Point and Downingtown.