Alert archive / Delaware / River Flood Warnings in 2010
River Flood Warning 66, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Oct 1, 2010, 1:08 AM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Oct 1, 2010, 1:52 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2010, 1:08 AM EDT (05:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2010, 1:52 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2010, 2:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County New Castle County, DE
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 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 White Clay Creek near Newark (DPKD1). The gauge peaked at 15.95 ft at Oct 1, 2010, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 16.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01479000, 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.
771
WGUS41 KPHI 010508
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
108 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-011108-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0066.101001T0552Z-101001T1356Z/
/DPKD1.1.ER.101001T0552Z.101001T0700Z.101001T0756Z.NO/
108 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK.
* UNTIL THIS MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1:01 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.9 FEET BY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...BUSINESSES IN THE AREA BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
WHITE CLAY CREEK
NEWARK 13.0 11.13 FRI 1 AM 13.9 FRI 3 AM
&&3 follow-up statements
745
WGUS41 KPHI 010809
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
409 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-011409-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-101001T1611Z/
/DPKD1.2.ER.101001T0533Z.101001T0715Z.101001T1011Z.NO/
409 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 3:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH DAYBREAK AND
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
WHITE CLAY CREEK
NEWARK 13.0 15.66 FRI 3 AM 17.0 FRI 5 AM
&&586
WGUS81 KPHI 011351
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
951 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-012351-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-101002T0407Z/
/DPKD1.2.ER.101001T0533Z.101001T0846Z.101001T2207Z.NO/
951 AM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:16 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...BUSINESSES IN THE AREA BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
WHITE CLAY CREEK
NEWARK 13.0 15.35 FRI 9 AM 14.6 FRI 11 AM
&&928
WGUS81 KPHI 011853
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
253 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
DELAWARE...
WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-011923-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-101002T0407Z/
/DPKD1.2.ER.101001T0533Z.101001T0846Z.101001T1736Z.NO/
253 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK.
* AT 2:46 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 1:36 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.8 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...BUSINESSES IN THE AREA BEGIN TO FLOOD.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
WHITE CLAY CREEK
NEWARK 13.0 10.78 FRI 3 PM 12.0 FRI 3 PM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | New Castle | 65 min |
| Oct 1, 12:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 14 hr |
| Oct 1, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 63 min |
| Oct 1, 1:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 53 min |
| Oct 1, 2:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 12 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 23 hr |
| Oct 1, 3:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.