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River Flood Warning 31, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 10, 2011Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2011, 9:35 PM EST for Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2011, 9:35 PM EST (02:35 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2011, 2:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 11, 2011, 11:05 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
Moderate

County Bucks County, PA

The river

Written for the forecast point Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne (LNGP1). The gauge peaked at 9.49 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 7:00 AM EST.

actionminormoderate51003/1103/12
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.

835 
WGUS41 KPHI 110235
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
935 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

...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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

&&

PAC017-110835-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0031.110311T0700Z-110312T0123Z/
/LNGP1.2.ER.110311T0700Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1923Z.NO/
935 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* 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    6.78  THU 9 PM    11.5  FRI 7 AM 

&&
2 follow-up statements
451 
WGUS81 KPHI 110716
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
216 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

&&

PAC017-111716-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110311T2313Z/
/LNGP1.2.ER.110311T1100Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1713Z.NO/
216 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* AT 1:46 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 11.0 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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    7.68  FRI 2 AM    11.0  FRI 7 AM 

&&
279 
WGUS81 KPHI 111605
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1105 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE AFFECTING BUCKS COUNTY

&&

PAC017-111635-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110311T2313Z/
/LNGP1.1.ER.110311T0943Z.110311T1230Z.110311T1500Z.NO/
1105 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 3.8 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* 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    8.90  FRI 10 AM    8.5  FRI 1 PM 

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 8:02 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware22 hr
Mar 10, 9:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks, Montgomery23 hr
Mar 10, 9:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks23 hr
Mar 10, 9:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery30 hr
Mar 10, 9:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia12 hr
Mar 10, 9:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia18 hr
Mar 10, 9:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe28 hr
Mar 10, 9:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe12 hr
Mar 10, 9:41 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery12 hr
Mar 10, 9:43 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton23 hr
Mar 10, 10:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIDelaware3 hr
Mar 10, 10:12 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHICarbon13 hr
Mar 10, 11:47 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia12 hr
Mar 11, 2:56 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton12 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton31 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHINorthampton40 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks40 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks38 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks38 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks31 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks38 hr
Mar 11, 5:47 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe13 hr

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.