Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Wilmington, NC

Issued

Dec 11, 1992, 8:42 AM EST (13:42 UTC)

Expired

Dec 11, 1992, 12:45 PM EST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Wilmington, NC

Area

Whole counties

County New Castle County, DE

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TTAA00 KILG 111401
FFWILG
DEC003-111745-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
842 AM EST FRI DEC 11 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION......

IN NORTH DELAWARE

   ...NEW CASTLE COUNTY

THE CHRISTINA RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE AND AT 8AM INDICATED A READING OF
11.4 FEET...ALMOST 2 1/5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING IS OCCURRING
ON THE UPPER REACHES OF THE CHRISTINA GENERALLY UPSTREAM FROM
CHURCHMAN'S MARSH. WATER WAS CROSSING SMALLEYS DAM ROAD CAUSING
FLOODING...AND SOME ROADWAY FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE USUAL
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WHEN HEAVY RAINS FALL IN THE AREA. THE CHRISTINA
SHOULD CREST WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL. SINCE
YESTERDAY...OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PARTS OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY...BUT ONLY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.

THE WHITE CLAY CREEK IN STANTON IS ALSO FLOODING. FLOODING BEGINS AT 13
FEET AND THE WHITE CLAY WAS JUST STARTING TO SPILL OUT OF BANKS IN THE
DELAWARE PARK AREA. SOME OUT OF BANKS FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR
DOWNSTREAM AS FAR AS WHERE THE WHITE CLAY MERGES WITH THE CHRISTINA NEAR
NEWPORT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY.  NEV|ER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



CS

In the hours before

NCZ001-002-017-111400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAPE HATTERAS NC
600 AM EST FRI DEC 11 1992

...GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
   INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS AND SOUNDS...

YESTERDAYS ONSHORE WINDS HAVE SPREAD SAND ACROSS ROADWAYS ALONG THE
OUTER BANKS...AS A RESULT CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVELLING CONDITIONS FOR
THIS MORNINGS COMMUTE.  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN OREGON INLET
AND RODANTHE AND ON THE NORTH END OF OCRACOKE ISLAND WERE REPORTED
COMPLETELY SAND COVERED IN SOME LOCATIONS.

ALTHOUGH NO ONSHORE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY...STRONG WEST WINDS
WILL PUSH SOUND WATERS UP ON THE EAST BANKS OF THE PAMLICO AND
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...WITH PLACES LIKE THE COLLINGTON AREA MOST LIKELY
TO EXPERIENCE SHALLOW FLOODING.

THESE STRONG WINDS ARE BEING CAUSED BY THE CIRCULATION AROUND A SLOW

MOVING INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
THIS LOW WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND BE IN A POSITION OFF THE
DELAWARE COAST BY NIGHTFALL.  AS A RESULT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR TODAY AND BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AS THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER AWAY FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS
FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.

DCH

Flash Flood Warnings in Delaware, 1992Every flash flood warning in 1992

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