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Flash Flood Warning 107, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT for Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2026, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Berks County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 514 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
208
WGUS51 KPHI 071925
FFWPHI
PAC011-072230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0107.260807T1925Z-260807T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
325 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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 and automated gauges.
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...
Hamburg, Womelsdorf, Robesonia, Leesport, Shoemakersville,
Bernville, Strausstown, Fairview Hgts and Centerport.
This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11
and 34.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4033 7617 4036 7621 4037 7623 4045 7636
4047 7637 4052 7627 4054 7617 4057 7608
4058 7607 4057 7605 4058 7604 4057 7602
4061 7600 4061 7594 4042 7591
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
Cooper2 follow-up statements
779
WGUS71 KPHI 072040
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
440 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
PAC011-072230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0107.000000T0000Z-260807T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Berks PA-
440 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN BERKS COUNTY...
At 440 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Hamburg, Womelsdorf, Robesonia, Leesport, Shoemakersville,
Bernville, Strausstown, Fairview Hgts and Centerport.
This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11
and 34.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4033 7617 4036 7621 4037 7623 4045 7636
4047 7637 4052 7627 4054 7617 4057 7608
4058 7607 4057 7605 4058 7604 4057 7602
4061 7600 4061 7594 4042 7591
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
Cooper776
WGUS71 KPHI 072227
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
627 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
PAC011-072237-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0107.000000T0000Z-260807T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Berks PA-
627 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN BERKS COUNTY...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 4033 7617 4036 7621 4037 7623 4045 7636
4047 7637 4052 7627 4054 7617 4057 7608
4058 7607 4057 7605 4058 7604 4057 7602
4061 7600 4061 7594 4042 7591
$$
CooperThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Northampton | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.