The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Sussex County in southern Delaware...
* Until 215 AM EDT.
* At 1025 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms, producing
heavy rain, were moving into the warned area. Up to 3.5 inches of
rain have already fallen across this same area the last couple of
hours. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Seaford, Blades and Bethel.
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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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
