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River Flood Warning 195, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Sep 23, 2011, 8:43 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Sep 23, 2011, 8:58 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2011, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 23, 2011, 8:58 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2011, 4:18 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 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 00:42 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 Christina River at Coochs Bridge (CHBD1). The gauge peaked at 11.57 ft at Sep 24, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT.
- 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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715
WGUS41 KPHI 240043
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
843 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...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
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-240643-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0195.110924T0058Z-110924T0903Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.110924T0058Z.110924T0200Z.110924T0303Z.NO/
843 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:31 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 10.6 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 10.30 FRI 9 PM 10.6 FRI 10 PM
&&3 follow-up statements
795
WGUS81 KPHI 240154
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
954 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-240956-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0195.000000T0000Z-110924T0956Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.110924T0044Z.110924T0200Z.110924T0356Z.NO/
954 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:46 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.4 FEET BY
TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 11.23 FRI 10 PM 11.4 FRI 10 PM
&&317
WGUS41 KPHI 240250
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1050 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE 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.
&&
DEC003-240850-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0195.000000T0000Z-110924T1048Z/
/CHBD1.2.ER.110924T0044Z.110924T0300Z.110924T0448Z.NO/
1050 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:31 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.7 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 11.46 FRI 11 PM 11.7 FRI 11 PM
&&657
WGUS81 KPHI 240818
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
418 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
DELAWARE...
CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-240848-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0195.000000T0000Z-110924T1048Z/
/CHBD1.2.ER.110924T0044Z.110924T0331Z.110924T0612Z.NO/
418 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT 4:01 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:12 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.6 FEET BY SUNDAY
MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 8.75 SAT 4 AM CRESTED AND FALLING
&&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.