Alert archive / New Jersey / Flood Watches in 2026
Flood Watch 10, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Sep 12, 2026, 2:21 AM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware; 11 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2026, 2:21 AM EDT (06:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- None
Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
721
WGUS61 KPHI 120621
FFAPHI
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
221 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
DEZ001-NJZ008>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-103>106-122200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0010.260913T0400Z-260913T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
New Castle-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern
Burlington-Ocean-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Media, Morrisville, Mount Holly, Trenton,
Jackson, Camden, Freehold, Collegeville, Lansdale, Pennsville,
Wharton State Forest, Doylestown, Wilmington, Somerville, New
Brunswick, Cherry Hill, Glassboro, Chalfont, Philadelphia,
Norristown, Morristown, Moorestown, Sandy Hook, Pottstown,
Flemington, Long Beach Island, and Perkasie
221 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Coastal Ocean, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem,
Somerset, Southeastern Burlington and Western Monmouth, and
southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware,
Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks and
Western Montgomery.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms will develop this evening, and then
will become more widespread late tonight and into Sunday morning.
Some of these showers and thunderstorms will be capable of heavy
rainfall, with as much as 1 to 2 inches of rain possible in the
strongest storms in a short window of time.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
&&
$$
MPS3 follow-up statements
612
WGUS61 KPHI 121836
FFAPHI
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
236 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
DEZ001-NJZ008>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-103>106-130900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0010.260913T0400Z-260913T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
New Castle-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern
Burlington-Ocean-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Mount Holly, Somerville, Freehold, Pottstown,
Doylestown, Glassboro, Media, Morrisville, Jackson, Philadelphia,
Collegeville, Pennsville, Norristown, Flemington, Perkasie, Chalfont,
Sandy Hook, Camden, Morristown, Wharton State Forest, Lansdale, New
Brunswick, Cherry Hill, Trenton, Long Beach Island, Wilmington, and
Moorestown
236 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Coastal Ocean, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem,
Somerset, Southeastern Burlington and Western Monmouth, and
southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware,
Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks and
Western Montgomery.
* WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms will move into the area around or
shortly after midnight and continue for several hours before
tapering off by around mid to late morning Sunday. Some of these
showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy
rainfall, with as much as 1 to 2 inches of rain possible in the
heaviest storms in a short window of time.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
&&
$$
Fitzsimmons713
WGUS61 KPHI 130646
FFAPHI
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
246 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
DEZ001-NJZ008>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-103>106-131600-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0010.000000T0000Z-260913T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
New Castle-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern
Burlington-Ocean-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Perkasie, Flemington, Mount Holly,
Norristown, Lansdale, Doylestown, Glassboro, Camden, Long Beach
Island, Philadelphia, Moorestown, Jackson, Wilmington, Collegeville,
Media, New Brunswick, Sandy Hook, Trenton, Wharton State Forest,
Chalfont, Somerville, Pennsville, Cherry Hill, Pottstown, Morristown,
Freehold, and Morrisville
246 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Coastal Ocean, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem,
Somerset, Southeastern Burlington and Western Monmouth, and
southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware,
Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks and
Western Montgomery.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and storms will continue to move through the region
through the morning hours. Heavy rain in a short amount of time
could result in excessive runoff.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
&&
$$244 WGUS61 KPHI 131549 FFAPHI Flood Watch National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1149 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026 DEZ001-NJZ008>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-103>106-131700- /O.EXP.KPHI.FA.A.0010.000000T0000Z-260913T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ New Castle-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth- Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Delaware- Philadelphia-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks- Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Glassboro, Cherry Hill, New Brunswick, Flemington, Chalfont, Norristown, Perkasie, Morrisville, Somerville, Camden, Jackson, Philadelphia, Mount Holly, Wilmington, Doylestown, Morristown, Long Beach Island, Lansdale, Moorestown, Freehold, Trenton, Media, Pottstown, Sandy Hook, Wharton State Forest, Pennsville, and Collegeville 1149 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY... The Flood Watch will expire for portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas, Camden, Coastal Ocean, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington and Western Monmouth, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks and Western Montgomery. The flooding threat is ending. Therefore, the Flood Watch will expire at noon EDT today. $$
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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.