Heavy Rain, Floods, Strong Winds Linger In Camden County Forecast

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Strong winds, heavy rain and flooding of rivers and roadways could impact Camden County as the remnants of Hurricane Debby push through the region Friday, forecasters said.

Debby has brought rounds of rainfall, gusty winds and sporadic power outages to Camden County communities. The county has 1,475 outages as of 3 p.m. Friday, including 680 in Cherry Hill, 513 in Pennsauken and 227 in the City of Camden, according to PSE&G.

Potential tornadoes were the area's greatest threat entering Friday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). But a tornado watch that included Camden County expired earlier Friday afternoon.

A wind advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. Frequent gusts of 35 to 45 mph will be possible during that time, possibly taking down trees when combined with the saturated grounds, the NWS said. Tree limbs could also be blown down, causing some power outages.

An empty trailer ban is in place until 8 p.m. Friday on the Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Betsy Ross and Commodore Barry bridges. The restriction is sometimes imposed when there's heavy wind or inclement weather.

A coastal flood advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. Friday, with inundation expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways, the NWS said. The flooding could result in road closures — especially near tidal waterways.

Excessive rainfall may also inundate roadways, with a separate flood watch in place until 1 a.m. Saturday. Debby's remnants could produce 1 to 2 inches of widespread rain, with locally rainfall up to 3 inches possible, the NWS said.

Conditions are expected to clear up on Saturday.

Here's the NWS's latest forecast for Camden County:

• Friday afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 84. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 3 a.m. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.