River Flood Warning 39, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Mar 10, 2011, 10:10 PM EST (03:10 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 10, 2011, 10:32 PM EST

Expired

Mar 11, 2011, 1:00 AM EST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Moderate

County Delaware County, PA

Written for the forecast point Chester Creek near Chester (CHSP1). The gauge peaked at 8.01 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 12:00 AM EST.

Action stage

7 ft

Minor stage

8 ft

Moderate stage

10 ft

Major stage

14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01477000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

894 
WGUS41 KPHI 110310
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1010 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... 

  CHESTER CREEK NEAR CHESTER AFFECTING DELAWARE COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC045-110910-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0039.110311T0332Z-110311T2253Z/
/CHSP1.2.ER.110311T0332Z.110311T0900Z.110311T1653Z.NO/
1010 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHESTER CREEK NEAR CHESTER.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:46 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 11.3 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...FLOOD DAMAGE BEGINS IN THE CITY OF CHESTER.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG     STG  DAY TIME       CREST

CHESTER CREEK
  CHESTER          8.0    7.53  THU 10 PM   11.3  FRI 4 AM 

&&

948 
WGUS81 KPHI 110600
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
100 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  CHESTER CREEK NEAR CHESTER AFFECTING DELAWARE COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC045-110630-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110311T2253Z/
/CHSP1.1.ER.110311T0400Z.110311T0430Z.110311T0503Z.NO/
100 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHESTER CREEK NEAR CHESTER.
* AT 12:31 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12:03 AM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

$$

                    FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION           STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

CHESTER CREEK
  CHESTER          8.0    7.91  FRI 1 AM     7.9  FRI 1 AM 

&&

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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.