Weather Alerts for Carbon

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
CARBON

Areas Affected:
New Castle - Sussex - Warren - Morris - Hunterdon - Somerset - Middlesex - Western Monmouth - Mercer - Salem - Gloucester - Camden - Northwestern Burlington - Carbon - Monroe - Berks - Lehigh - Northampton - Delaware - Philadelphia - Western Chester - Eastern Chester - Western Montgomery - Eastern Montgomery - Upper Bucks - Lower Bucks
Effective: Fri, 7/17 1:40pm Updated: Fri, 7/17 5:15pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Sat, 7/18 4:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following
area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas,
Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris,
Northwestern Burlington, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Warren and
Western Monmouth, and Pennsylvania, including the following areas,
Berks, Carbon, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery,
Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper
Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms are
expected for Saturday into Saturday night. Storms will be
capable of producing rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches within
a period of just one to two hours leading to flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
CARBON

Areas Affected:
Carbon - Monroe - Berks - Lehigh - Northampton - Delaware - Philadelphia - Western Chester - Eastern Chester - Western Montgomery - Eastern Montgomery - Upper Bucks - Lower Bucks
Effective: Fri, 7/17 10:19am Updated: Fri, 7/17 5:15pm Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Sat, 7/18 12:00am Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a
Code Purple Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, until
midnight EDT tonight.

An Air Quality Action Day means that air quality within the region
may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For more information on
current and forecast concentrations of ground-level ozone and fine
particulates, visit www.airnow.gov or www.aqpartners.state.pa.us

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
CARBON

Areas Affected:
Carbon - Monroe - Berks - Lehigh - Northampton - Delaware - Philadelphia - Western Chester - Eastern Chester - Western Montgomery - Eastern Montgomery - Upper Bucks - Lower Bucks
Effective: Fri, 7/17 7:26am Updated: Fri, 7/17 5:15pm Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Sat, 7/18 12:00am Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a
Code Purple Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, until
midnight EDT tonight.

An Air Quality Action Day means that air quality within the region
may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For more information on
current and forecast concentrations of ground-level ozone and fine
particulates, visit www.airnow.gov or www.aqpartners.state.pa.us

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
CARBON

Areas Affected:
Carbon - Monroe
Effective: Thu, 7/16 3:45pm Updated: Fri, 7/17 5:15pm Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Sat, 7/18 12:00am Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has
issued a code orange air quality alert Friday for southern Poconos
area.

A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people
suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung
diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can
be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

For more information on ground-level ozone and fine
particles...visit http://www.depweb.state.pa.us