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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 10, 2011Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2011, 9:37 PM EST for Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 2:17 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2011, 9:37 PM EST (02:37 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2011, 2:17 AM EST
Expired
Mar 11, 2011, 9:39 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
Minor

County Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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 Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills (MNSP1). The gauge peaked at 10.67 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 6:00 AM EST.

actionminormoderate51003/1103/12
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01442500, 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.

574 
WGUS41 KPHI 110237
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
937 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... 

  BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY
  BUSH KILL AT SHOEMAKERS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC089-110837-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0032.110311T0800Z-110312T0730Z/
/SHOP1.2.ER.110311T0800Z.110311T1200Z.110312T0130Z.NO/
937 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BUSH KILL AT SHOEMAKERS.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 7.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.

$$

PAC089-110837-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0033.110311T1000Z-110311T2100Z/
/MNSP1.1.ER.110311T1000Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1500Z.NO/
937 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9:16 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 10.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING.

$$

                    FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION           STG     STG  DAY TIME       CREST

BUSH KILL
  SHOEMAKERS        6.0    4.88  THU 9 PM     7.0  FRI 7 AM 

BRODHEAD CREEK
  MINISINK HILLS   10.0    8.36  THU 9 PM    10.3  FRI 7 AM 

&&
2 follow-up statements
879 
WGUS81 KPHI 110719
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
219 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY 
  BUSH KILL AT SHOEMAKERS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC089-111719-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0032.110311T0740Z-110312T1200Z/
/SHOP1.2.ER.110311T0740Z.110311T1500Z.110312T0600Z.NO/
219 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUSH KILL AT SHOEMAKERS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.0 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.

$$

PAC089-111719-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0033.110311T0717Z-110312T0100Z/
/MNSP1.1.ER.110311T0700Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1900Z.NO/
219 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:01 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.8 FEET THIS 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

                    FLD       OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION           STG     STG  DAY TIME       CREST

BUSH KILL
  SHOEMAKERS        6.0    5.85  FRI 2 AM     7.0  FRI 10 AM

BRODHEAD CREEK
  MINISINK HILLS   10.0   10.01  FRI 2 AM    10.8  FRI 7 AM 

&&
193 
WGUS81 KPHI 111439
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
939 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC089-111509-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110312T0100Z/
/MNSP1.1.ER.110311T0700Z.110311T1016Z.110311T1322Z.NO/
939 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BRODHEAD CREEK AT MINISINK HILLS.
* AT  9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  8:22 AM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 6.4 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...STREET FLOODING BEGINS NORTH OF STOUDSBURG.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

BRODHEAD CREEK
  MINISINK HILLS   10.0    9.75  FRI 9 AM     9.9  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, 9:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks14 hr
Mar 10, 9:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe28 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

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.