{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.922edcda7bf14272fd2fa2b7ae48afdf84a5f76d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 4:37PM EDT until July 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-06","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.922edcda7bf14272fd2fa2b7ae48afdf84a5f76d.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Mount Holly NJ"},"word_count":174,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 4:37PM EDT until July 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Kent, DE; Sussex, DE\n**Issued by:** NWS Mount Holly NJ\n**Sent:** 2026-07-06T16:37:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-06T16:37:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-06T20:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 437 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms\nproducing heavy rain with a vehicle stranded on a flooded roadway in\nMilford. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected\nrainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall\namounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash\nflooding is already occurring.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Trained spotters reported.\n\nIMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets, and underpasses as well as other\ndrainage and low lying areas.\n\nSome locations that may experience flash flooding include...\nDover, Milford, Bowers, Big Stone Beach, Dover Base Housing,\nRising Sun-Lebanon, Rising Sun, Frederica, Magnolia, Little Creek,\nRiverview and Woodside East.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most\nflood deaths occur in vehicles."}