West Chester Under a Flood Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch to West Chester just a little over a week after the region had to deal with flooding from Hurricane Irene.

By Tuesday afternoon rainfall totals across southeastern Pennsylvania had reached the one to three and a half inches mark with more rain expected through Wednesday.

The rain falling on the region is the remnants of tropical storm Lee that made its way into the area yesterday afternoon.

According to the National Weather Service, flooding is expected along small streams and creeks and in areas of poor drainage.

The flood watch will be in effect until Wednesday; however, heavy rain is in the forecast for the next 36-48 hours.

A reminder, a severe weather watch means that there is the potential for severe weather, but it is not imminent.  However, if the storm is upgraded to a warning the severe weather is imminent.