Weather Service Issues Flood Watch

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Tuesday in the surrounding area including Bucks and Montgomery counties.

The watch is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

Heavier rain is expected to fall in the watch area. Event rainfall totals of 1 to 1.5 inches would be enough to start flooding of the more susceptible creeks and small rivers in the watch area.

Poor drainage roadway flooding should be expected. Mainly minor creek and smaller river flooding is possible. This may close some roadways in the watch area. The heavier rain should have an impact on the evening commute even if its lighter than average because of the holiday week.

Here’s the local forecast:

Tuesday: Rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 50. South wind between 5 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 40. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind between 18 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind between 9 and 15 mph.