Flood Watch Issued for Thursday Afternoon Through Late Night for Philadelphia Region
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Philadelphia region, effective from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 26, 2026, 5:17 p.m. ET
Earlier reports
Aug 26, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ET
Flood Watch Issued for Philadelphia Region Ahead of Thursday Storms
The National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mt. Holly has issued a Flood Watch for the Philadelphia region, effective from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night, according to fox29.com.
The watch covers Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and upper and lower Bucks counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Monmouth counties in New Jersey; and New Castle County, Delaware.
Thunderstorms could drop 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour, with as much as 5 inches of rain an hour possible in some places, posing a threat of flooding later in the day, fox29.com reported.
Aug 26, 2026, 5:20 p.m. ET
Flood Watch Issued for Philadelphia Region Ahead of Thursday Storms
The National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mt. Holly has issued a Flood Watch for the Philadelphia region, effective Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night, according to fox29.com. The watch covers Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and upper and lower Bucks counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Monmouth counties in New Jersey; and New Castle County, Delaware.
Thunderstorms could drop 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour, with as much as 5 inches of rain an hour possible in some places, posing a threat of flooding later in the day, fox29.com reported.
Aug 26, 2026, 5:17 p.m. ETFirst report
Flood Watch Issued for Philadelphia Region Ahead of Thursday Storms
The National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mt. Holly has issued a Flood Watch for the Philadelphia region, effective from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night. The watch covers Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and upper and lower Bucks counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Monmouth counties in New Jersey; and New Castle County, Delaware.
The watch warns of the threat of flooding later in the day, with thunderstorms capable of dropping 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour, and as much as 5 inches of rain per hour possible in some places. The event is still developing.
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