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Flash Flood Warning — Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
5:53 PM CDT · Tue, Jul 21 2026
Expires
10:00 PM CDT · Tue, Jul 21 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KPHI

Affected Areas

Kent County, DE New Castle County, DE

Official Bulletin

203
WGUS51 KPHI 212253
FFWPHI
DEC001-003-220300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0061.260721T2253Z-260722T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
653 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
  Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 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.

  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...
  Middletown, Smyrna, Clayton, Delaware City, Mount Pleasant, Green
  Spring, Port Penn, Saint Georges, Delaney Corner, Bear, Glasgow
  and Townsend.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3961 7560 3958 7556 3948 7556 3935 7548
      3932 7548 3927 7557 3926 7576 3961 7579

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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