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Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
Wednesday February 5th, 2020 :: 03:06 p.m. EST

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch

Flash Flood Watch in effect from 7:00 PM tonight 2/5/20 until 10:00 AM tomorrow 2/6/20. Be prepared to take action in the event that flooding develops.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Flood Watch for portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia.
 
When: From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. 
 
What: Light rain will begin to spread into the region tonight and intensify later in the day on Thursday. Periods of heavy rain can be expected to persist into Friday morning. The heavy rain threat will end Friday afternoon. Amounts up to three inches are possible. At this time, the heaviest rain is expected along and east of the I-95 corridor. 
 
As a result of the rainfall, poor drainage and low-lying flooding will likely begin late Thursday. Small stream as well as mainstream flooding is possible Thursday night and Friday. In some cases, flooding on the larger rivers could persist into the weekend. 

For additional updates and weather information, visit http://www.weather.gov/phi
For all current NWS Watches, Warnings, or Advisories, visit http://goo.gl/xfexUk  
  
For further information on emergency preparedness, visit http://www.phila.gov/ready

Address/Location
Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
240 Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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