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Briefing for Flash Flood, Severe Thunderstorm, and Heat Risks through Thursday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall may lead to areas of flash flooding through tonight. There is potential for isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts tonight and Thursday. Hot and very humid conditions are expected Thursday. See this briefing for details on these threats. Read More >

County Warning Area
 

Our forecast area, or County Warning Area (CWA), is highlighted in the picture below.

Our CWA consists of ten counties in eastern Pennsylvania, sixteen counties in New Jersey,

five counties on the upper Eastern Shore of Maryland, and all three counties in Delaware.

This area includes the cities of Philadelphia, Allentown, Atlantic City, and Wilmington, and

is home to approximately 11.1 million people.