River Flood Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Feb 13, 2008, 8:57 AM EST (13:57 UTC)

Expired

Feb 13, 2008, 3:04 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Minor

County New Castle County, DE

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Christina River at Coochs Bridge (CHBD1). The gauge peaked at 10.96 ft at Feb 13, 2008, 10:00 AM EST.

Action stage

9 ft

Minor stage

11 ft

Moderate stage

12 ft

Major stage

13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01478000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

000 
WGUS41 KPHI 131357
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
857 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE... 

  CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY

...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE CHRISTINA
RIVER...

DEC003-131957-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0001.080213T1357Z-080214T0259Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.080213T1331Z.080213T1800Z.080213T2059Z.NO/
857 AM EST WED FEB 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:52 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.3 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

CHRISTINA RIVER
  COOCHS BRIDGE    10.5   10.66  WED 9 AM    11.3  WED 1 PM 

&&

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 132004
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
304 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
DELAWARE...
 
  CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY

DEC003-132034-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080214T0259Z/
/CHBD1.2.ER.080213T1331Z.080213T1601Z.080213T1729Z.NO/
304 PM EST WED FEB 13 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT  2:57 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FLUCTUATE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR
  TWO AS A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MOVES THROUGH THE
  REGION. ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT RISE DURING THIS
  TIME...THE STAGE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW 10.5 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

CHRISTINA RIVER
  COOCHS BRIDGE    10.5   10.14  WED 3 PM    ALREADY CRESTED 

&&

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.