Alert archive / Pennsylvania / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2009, 5:16 PM EDT for Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jun 13, 2009, 7:43 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2009, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2009, 7:43 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Bucks County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne (LNGP1). The gauge peaked at 11.85 ft at Jun 14, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01465500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS41 KPHI 132116
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
516 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE NESHAMINY CREEK...
PAC017-140316-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0002.090614T0000Z-090614T1200Z/
/LNGP1.1.ER.090614T0000Z.090614T0200Z.090614T0600Z.NO/
516 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 1.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 9.2 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH SOME HOMES FLOODED IN
LANGHORNE TERRACE
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
NESHAMINY CREEK
LANGHORNE 9.0 1.61 SAT 4 PM 9.2 SAT 10 PM
&&3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS41 KPHI 132219
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
619 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY
...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE NESHAMINY CREEK...
PAC017-140619-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0002.090613T2343Z-090614T1800Z/
/LNGP1.3.ER.090613T2343Z.090614T0100Z.090614T1200Z.NO/
619 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.2 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...AT THIS LEVEL CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IS REPORTED
THROUGHOUT THE LOWER NESHAMINY CREEK BASIN
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
NESHAMINY CREEK
LANGHORNE 9.0 2.25 SAT 6 PM 12.1 SAT evening 9 to
10 pm
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 140059
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
859 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA...
NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY
...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR
NESHAMINY CREEK...
PAC017-141259-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090614T1900Z/
/LNGP1.3.ER.090613T2317Z.090614T0100Z.090614T1300Z.NO/
859 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.0 FEET
TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...AT THIS LEVEL CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IS
REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE LOWER NESHAMINY CREEK BASIN
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
NESHAMINY CREEK
LANGHORNE 9.0 10.58 SAT 845 PM 12.1 AROUND MIDNIGHT
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 140647
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
246 AM EDT SUN JUN 14 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA...
NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE NESHAMINY
CREEK...
PAC017-141000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090614T1000Z/
/LNGP1.2.ER.090613T2317Z.090614T0430Z.090614T0800Z.NO/
246 AM EDT SUN JUN 14 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* EARLY THIS MORNING.
* AT 2:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
NESHAMINY CREEK
LANGHORNE 9.0 9.97 SUN 3 AM 9.0 SUN 4 AM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 112 min |
| Jun 13, 2:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 66 min |
| Jun 13, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 61 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
Sources
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.