Flood Watch in Effect for West Chester

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the West Chester area until 10 a.m. Thursday.

Here is the entirety of the watch from the National Weather Service.

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE... NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NORTHERN DELAWARE... NEW CASTLE. IN NEW JERSEY... CAMDEN... GLOUCESTER... HUNTERDON... MERCER... MIDDLESEX... MORRIS... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SOMERSET. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... DELAWARE... EASTERN CHESTER... EASTERN MONTGOMERY... LOWER BUCKS... PHILADELPHIA... UPPER BUCKS... WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. WITH THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN... THE REGION HAS BECOME MORE VULNERABLE TO STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING AS WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

* EXPECT ROADWAYS THAT FLOOD DURING HEAVY RAIN WHETHER FROM POOR DRAINAGE OR STREAMS THEMSELVES TO START FLOODING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS THE HEAVIEST RAIN ARRIVES. STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING COULD START AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY.

* FLOODING MIGHT ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER SCHUYLKILL, MILLSTONE RARITAN AND PASSAIC RIVERS. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG NON TIDAL SECTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

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.