Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Avalon and nearby shore communities for Thursday, July 28th, until 12 Midnight.   A Flash Flood Watch is also in effect through Friday evening.  The potential exists for heavy thunderstorm to impact our region anytime through Friday evening.  These storms could produce significant rainfall and flooding of local streets and intersections.   If you hear thunder or see lightning, seek shelter immediately.  Never attempt to drive on any street that is flooded as it puts you and your vehicle at risk.  If you lose electricity during any storm event, please report your outage to Atlantic City Electric at 1-800-833-7476.  Please continue to monitor traditional media outlets for updates to the forecast over the next 36 hours.

Here is the text of the updated Flash Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service:

Flash Flood Watch now in effect from 2 PM EDT this afternoon  through Friday evening...     The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for    * portions of Delaware... northeast Maryland... southern New     Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania... including the following     areas... in Delaware... Delaware beaches... inland Sussex... Kent     and New Castle. In northeast Maryland... Caroline... Cecil...      Kent MD... Queen Annes and Talbot. In southern New Jersey...      Atlantic... Atlantic coastal Cape May... Camden... Cape May...      coastal Atlantic... coastal ocean... Cumberland... Gloucester...      northwestern Burlington... ocean... Salem and southeastern     Burlington. In southeast Pennsylvania... Delaware... eastern     Chester... eastern Montgomery... Philadelphia... western Chester     and western Montgomery.     * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Friday evening    * scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this    afternoon in the Delmarva and expand northward into southeastern    Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey through this evening. Some    of the thunderstorms will contain torrential rainfall and    result in a localized flash flood threat. Showers will become    more widespread late tonight into Friday and contain embedded    thunderstorms that could produce additional heavy rainfall over    the area.    * The axis of heaviest rain still remains uncertain. However, the    potential for localized rainfall amounts of 2 or more inches in    one hour will bring the risk for flash flooding particularly in    urban areas. Isolated rainfall amounts of 4 inches or more are    possible during this event where storms move repeatedly over    the same area.    Precautionary/preparedness actions...     A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead  to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.    You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action  should flash flood warnings be issued.