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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 6, 2026Bucks County, Pennsylvania; Burlington County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2026, 11:13 AM EDT for Bucks County, Pennsylvania; Burlington County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2026, 11:13 AM EDT (15:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:14 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 6, 12:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese Cooperstown, NJFlooding along Veterans Parkway and Babbit Lane with some flooding around Bradford Lane as well. Time estimated.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 12:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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 12:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-171 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

256 
WGUS51 KPHI 061513
FFWPHI
NJC005-PAC017-061915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0028.260706T1513Z-260706T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1113 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 1113 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by
           thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Willingboro, Medford, Lumberton, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, 
  Mount Holly, Tabernacle, Bordentown, Beverly, Tullytown and 
  Pemberton.

People attending St. Michaels Fair should seek shelter immediately.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 42 and 57.
	New Jersey Turnpike between exits 5 and 7A.
	Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 37 and 40.
	Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 357 and 359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most 
flood deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4016 7472 4017 7471 4017 7470 4003 7459
      3998 7457 3992 7460 3981 7472 3978 7480
      3979 7483 3979 7484 4002 7492 4011 7493
      4017 7473

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Hoeflich
2 follow-up statements
365 
WGUS71 KPHI 061646
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1246 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

NJC005-PAC017-061915-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260706T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Bucks PA-
1246 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS 
COUNTIES...

At 1246 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Willingboro, Medford, Lumberton, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, 
  Mount Holly, Tabernacle, Bordentown, Beverly, Tullytown and 
  Pemberton.

People attending St. Michaels Fair should seek shelter immediately.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 42 and 57.
	New Jersey Turnpike between exits 5 and 7A.
	Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 37 and 40.
	Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 357 and 359.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most 
flood deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4016 7472 4017 7471 4017 7470 4003 7459
      3998 7457 3992 7460 3981 7472 3978 7480
      3979 7483 3979 7484 4002 7492 4011 7493
      4017 7473

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Hoeflich
954 
WGUS71 KPHI 061839
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
239 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

NJC005-PAC017-061849-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260706T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Bucks PA-
239 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND 
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS 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 for portions of 
northern Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4016 7472 4017 7471 4017 7470 4003 7459
      3998 7457 3992 7460 3981 7472 3978 7480
      3979 7483 3979 7484 4002 7492 4011 7493
      4017 7473

$$

Hoeflich

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, 10:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICarbon, Monroe4 hr
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, 2:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 6, 2:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks, Philadelphia4 hr
Jul 5, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset38 min
Jul 5, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex46 min
Jul 5, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jul 5, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jul 6, 12:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem29 min
Jul 6, 9:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Somerset2 hr
Jul 6, 9:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem3 hr
Jul 6, 10:27 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Jul 6, 10:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 6, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI78 min
Jul 6, 11:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth4 hr
Jul 6, 11:44 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIMonmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 6, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Jul 6, 3:07 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 6, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
Jul 6, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 6, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 6, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI82 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.