NWS Mount Holly NJFA.W 0018August 27, 2026
Flood Warning: New Castle, Gloucester, Salem and 1 more, DE and NJ
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a flood warning for New Castle, Gloucester, Salem and 1 more in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 18th areal flood warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026. Delaware had 1 flood warning in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Delaware's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
- Area
- New Castle, Gloucester, Salem and 1 more
- State
- Delaware
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:26 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPHI FA.W 0018
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey... Southern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * WHEN...Until 715 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wilmington, Chester, Folcroft, Swarthmore, Elsmere, Arden, Chelsea, Chester Township, Concordville, Elam and Nether Providence Township. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.