rain, Flash flood and Center Valley
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The Center Valley area in Upper Saucon Township, where flooding was reported along Route 309, had a recorded 6 inches of rainfall, making it the highest rainfall total in the Lehigh Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Other areas had about 1 or 2 inches of rain.
Heavy rain caused flooding in Mary Klingman's neighborhood in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, Monday. She describes the cleanup process, which included locating a number of missing fish.
Residents should prepare for heat indices potentially topping 100 degrees along with chances for showers and thunderstorms before Friday brings cooler conditions.
Temperatures are going to jump Thursday as a warm airmass makes it way over the region, according to forecasters. A high of 90 is anticipated that day, but forecasters said it will feel like 100 with humidity. The Lehigh Valley will be under a heat advisory from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
On Tuesday at 12:48 a.m. an updated flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 4:45 a.m. for Lehigh and Montgomery counties.
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FOX 29 News Philadelphia on MSNPhiladelphia weather: Flash flooding in multiple counties as torrential rain pushed through areaScattered storms moved through with periods of heavy rainfall and they are expected to last into the early morning hours of Thursday.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding and road closures Monday night as storms made their way through the Lehigh Valley. Storms started rolling into the area around 5 p.m. and continued for a few hours with some rainfall rates reaching 2 inches an hour.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 3:42 p.m. on Monday in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Lehigh and Northampton counties.