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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 5, 2026Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 10:32 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 4 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
Jul 5, 2026, 10:32 PM EDT (02:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-289 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

290 
WGUS51 KPHI 060232
FFWPHI
PAC025-089-060630-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0019.260706T0232Z-260706T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1032 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 230 AM EDT.

* At 1032 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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...
  Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Delaware Water Gap, 
  Pocono Pines, Scotrun, Long Pond, Reeders, Tannersville, 
  McMichael, Pocono Raceway and Paradise Valley.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 308...and
	between mile markers 312 and 314.
	Northeast Extension between mile markers 87 and 98.
	Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4101 7573 4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569
      4112 7563 4122 7554 4123 7551 4125 7513
      4115 7516 4114 7508 4108 7503 4109 7497
      4104 7503 4099 7513 4097 7585

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AKL
1 follow-up statement
606 
WGUS71 KPHI 060632
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
232 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

PAC025-089-060642-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260706T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
232 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND 
MONROE COUNTIES...

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.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Monday for portions 
of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4101 7573 4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569
      4112 7563 4122 7554 4123 7551 4125 7513
      4115 7516 4114 7508 4108 7503 4109 7497
      4104 7503 4099 7513 4097 7585

$$

MPS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery77 min
Jul 5, 9:05 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBerks6 hr
Jul 5, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester63 min
Jul 5, 10:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware40 min
Jul 5, 10:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery38 min
Jul 5, 11:00 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 5, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Philadelphia45 min
Jul 6, 10:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 6, 11:13 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBucks3 hr
Jul 6, 2:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 6, 2:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks, Philadelphia4 hr

Nearby

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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.