Milton, DE Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Milton.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:53PM EDT until July 21 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Kent County in central Delaware... Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Middletown, Smyrna, Clayton, Delaware City, Mount Pleasant, Green Spring, Port Penn, Saint Georges, Delaney Corner, Bear, Glasgow and Townsend.

Tornado Watch issued July 21 at 6:36PM EDT until July 21 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

TORNADO WATCH 507 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER OCEAN SALEM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, CAMDEN, CHERRY HILL, DEPTFORD, GLASSBORO, HAMMONTON, MILLVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, TOMS RIVER, AND WILMINGTON.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 6:36PM EDT until July 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 509 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL DELAWARE KENT IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE SUSSEX IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CENTREVILLE, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DOVER, EASTON, AND GEORGETOWN.

Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:05PM EDT until July 21 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

At 605 PM EDT, New Castle County Emergency Managers reported flooding in Newark and Wilmington. Vehicles were stranded and water rescues were ongoing. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses. Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Wilmington, Newark, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, Newport, Arden, Stanton, Wilmington Manor and Greenville. This includes Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 23.

Flood Watch issued July 21 at 4:46PM EDT until July 22 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, including the following area, New Castle, New Jersey, including the following areas, Camden, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Somerset and Western Monmouth, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms will continue into tonight with the most widespread activity occurring through this evening. Some heavy showers and thunderstorms will produce torrential rainfall, with 2 to 3 inches of rain per hour possible. The excessive rainfall within a short period of time, especially in urban areas, could lead to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood