Tuesday, January 9, 2024

ReadyMontco - Hatboro Alert

This is a message from ReadyMontco

The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WARNING for area. Avoid unnecessary travel. Do not drive or walk through flooded areas and do not drive around barricades. Turn around, Don't Drown.

Monitor local media or NWS forecasts for storm updates.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following County, New Castle, southern New Jersey, including the following counties, Gloucester and Salem, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery.

* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 608 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.





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