Flash Flood Warning For Monday AM

The National Weather Services has issued a flash flood warning for the TE Patch coverage area as well as surrounding areas. The warning is in effect until 12:15 p.m.

Here is the text of the warning posted on the National Weather Service website.

AT 908 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEASTERN CHESTER...NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...AND MOVING INTO CENTRAL MONTGOMERY.

RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE OCCURING WITH THESE SHOWERS AND ARE MOVING OVER AREAS THAT RECIEVED FLOODING OVERNIGHT. *

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLLEGEVILLE...CONSHOHOCKEN...DOWNINGTOWN...KING OF PRUSSIA... LIONVILLE...MARSHALLTON...NORRISTOWN...PAOLI...PHOENIXVILLE... RADNOR TOWNSHIP...ROYERSFORD...TRAPPE...WEST CHESTER...CHESTER SPRINGS...CHEYNEY...GRADYVILLE...NEWTOWN SQUARE...VALLEY FORGE AND WESTTOWN.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN AUTOMOBILE.

TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN!