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1 concurrent flood warnings — 9 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected Bergen, Union, and Camden Counties in New Jersey; Rockland County in New York; Lehigh and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Anne Arundel County in Maryland; Sussex County in Delaware; and Northampton County in Virginia from July 27 to July 28, 2026. Homes in the affected areas faced water damage and potential mold growth from the flooding.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 754,677 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 10 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Bergen County, NJ; Rockland County, NY; Lehigh County, PA; Camden County, NJ; Anne Arundel County, MD; Sussex County, DE; Northampton County, VA; Union County, NJ; Philadelphia County, PA · ≈ 1,200 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-27 23:35 UTC · snapshot 10 of 10
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- News Central New Jersey News
Flash flood threat grows in Central Jersey as storms dump heavy rain
- Storm report NWS OKX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 S Paramus, NJ
Two right lanes closed on Route 17.
- Storm report NWS OKX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 NNE Hawthorne, NJ
511NJ - Flooding on NJ 208 Northbound At Goffle Rd (Hawthorne), All lanes closed.
- Storm report NWS OKX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 WSW Paterson, NJ
Flooding on 1--80W in Paterson. Lane closed.
Show 27 earlier updates
- NWS PHI storm report Storm report
- NWS OKX storm report Storm report
- NWS PHI storm report Storm report
- PIX11 News
- NWS PHI storm report Storm report
- WFMZ.com News
- NWS AKQ storm report Storm report
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC Bulletin
- NWS Upton NY Bulletin
- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
- NWS Upton NY Bulletin
- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
- NWS Upton NY Bulletin
- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
- NWS Mount Holly NJ Bulletin
- ABC7 New York News
Flood Watch issued for NYC and much of Tri-State area ahead of flooding downpours threat on Tuesday
- NWS Wakefield VA Bulletin
- WFMZ.com News
Pa. State Police to conduct temporary DUI roving patrols in Northampton, Lehigh counties
- Patch News
- Yahoo News
- Lehighvalleylive.com News
Thunderstorms, flooding threat in Lehigh Valley forecast (UPDATE)
- News From The States News
Should Sussex County prevent developers from cutting down trees?
- Central New Jersey News News
Flash flooding, this week in Central Jersey history, July 27-Aug. 2
- NBC10 Philadelphia News
Philly officer charged in deadly shooting in Northampton Co. home, officials say
- WMAR 2 News Baltimore News
- TAPinto News
Area Infrastructure Projects to Receive Federal Funds to Help Combat Flooding
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Accomack, VA +1Accomack, VA; Northampton, VAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Anne Arundel, MD +1Anne Arundel, MD; Baltimore City, MDsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bergen, NJ +4Bergen, NJ; Hudson, NJ; Bronx, NY; New York, NY; Westchester, NYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bergen, NJ +1Bergen, NJ; Passaic, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bergen, NJ +1Bergen, NJ; Rockland, NYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Delaware, PA +2Delaware, PA; Montgomery, PA; Philadelphia, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Gloucester, NJGloucester, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Lehigh, PALehigh, PAsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Middlesex, NJMiddlesex, NJsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Sussex, DESussex, DEsevereEnded