Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Areal Flood Warnings in 2012
Areal Flood Warning 32, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Oct 29, 2012, 7:40 AM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 23 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2012, 7:40 AM EDT (11:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 6:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 4:06 AM EDT | COASTAL FLOOD | Philadelphia, PA | 10.62 FT MLLW RECORD STORM TIDE BY 0.1 FT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211
WGUS41 KPHI 291140
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
740 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
PAC029-045-091-101-292330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0032.121029T1140Z-121029T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-CHESTER PA-
740 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT MONDAY
* AT 730 AM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE
INTO SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED AN INCH OR TWO OF RAINFALL. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT WITH TOTALS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. AS A RESULT,
THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN AREAS OF
POOR DRAINAGE. ROADWAY FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK
IT IS. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA, BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7613 3973 7610 3987 7599 3996 7599
4003 7594 4011 7594 4025 7569 4045 7553
4010 7496 4003 7500 3996 7513 3988 7515
3985 7533 3980 7541 3984 7553 3983 7563
3981 7570 3972 7578
$$
IOVINO6 follow-up statements
137
WGUS81 KPHI 291750
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
150 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
PAC029-045-091-101-292330-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121029T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-CHESTER PA-
150 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
CHESTER...DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER
SLUG OF HEAVY RAIN ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE EAST. THUS
FAR...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE AS
MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS CHESTER AND
SOUTHWEST DELAWARE COUNTIES.
* CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS THE AREA. THE
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THE CREEKS AND STREAMS
OVER THEIR BANKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. ROADWAY FLOODING
IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...AS THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7613 3973 7610 3987 7599 3996 7599
4003 7594 4011 7594 4025 7569 4045 7553
4010 7496 4003 7500 3996 7513 3988 7515
3985 7533 3980 7541 3984 7553 3983 7563
3981 7570 3972 7578
$$
HAYES437
WGUS41 KPHI 292125
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
525 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
PAC029-045-091-101-300230-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-CHESTER PA-
525 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 521 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE BACK SIDE OF THE HEAVY RAIN WAS TRACKING THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE
WARNED AREA AS SANDY'S FORWARD SPEED INCREASED. STILL...SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 3 TO 5
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. EVEN WITH THE HEAVY RAIN
COMING TO AN END IN SOME LOCALES, THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED, AS IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE EXISTING RAINFALL TO
DRAIN.
* STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO RISE. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL PUSH STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS OUT OF
THEIR BANKS.
* CHESTER CREEK, CRUM CREEK, AND VALLEY CREEK WERE ALREADY
FLOODING. THE WATER LEVELS IN PENNYPACK CREEK AND WISSAHICKON CREEK
WERE RISING RAPIDLY.
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. ROADWAY FLOODING
IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...AS THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7613 3973 7610 3987 7599 3996 7599
4003 7594 4011 7594 4025 7569 4045 7553
4010 7496 4003 7500 3996 7513 3988 7515
3985 7533 3980 7541 3984 7553 3983 7563
3981 7570 3972 7578
$$
KRUZDLO384
WGUS81 KPHI 292208
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
608 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
PAC029-045-091-101-300230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-CHESTER PA-
608 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
CHESTER...DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
BACK SIDE OF THE HEAVY RAIN WAS TRACKING THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE
WARNED AREA AS SANDY'S FORWARD SPEED INCREASED. STILL...SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 3 TO 5
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. EVEN WITH THE HEAVY RAIN
COMING TO AN END IN SOME LOCALES, THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED, AS IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE EXISTING RAINFALL TO
DRAIN.
* STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO RISE. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL PUSH STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS OUT OF
THEIR BANKS.
* CHESTER CREEK, CRUM CREEK, AND VALLEY CREEK WERE ALREADY
FLOODING. FRENCH CREEK AT PHOENIXVILLE, THE PERKIOMEN AT EAST
GREENVILLE, AND THE WEST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK AT HONEY BROOK
WERE ALSO FLOODING. RIDLEY CREEK AND THE WEST BRANCH PERKIOMEN
WERE APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. THE WATER LEVELS IN PENNYPACK CREEK
AND WISSAHICKON CREEK WERE NO LONGER RISING RAPIDLY, BUT WERE
HOLDING STEADY.
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. ROADWAY FLOODING
IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...AS THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7613 3973 7610 3987 7599 3996 7599
4003 7594 4011 7594 4025 7569 4045 7553
4010 7496 4003 7500 3996 7513 3988 7515
3985 7533 3980 7541 3984 7553 3983 7563
3981 7570 3972 7578
$$
KRUZDLO279
WGUS41 KPHI 300202
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1002 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
PAC029-045-091-101-301030-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-CHESTER PA-
1002 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT TUESDAY
* AT 958 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE BACK SIDE OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS TRACKED THROUGH THE WARNED AREA
AS SANDY'S FORWARD SPEED HAS INCREASED. STILL...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. EVEN WITH THE HEAVY RAIN COMING TO AN END,
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED, AS IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR
THE EXISTING RAINFALL TO DRAIN.
* STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO RISE. THE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL PUSH STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS OUT OF
THEIR BANKS.
* CHESTER CREEK, CRUM CREEK, AND VALLEY CREEK REMAIN IN FLOOD.
FRENCH CREEK AT PHOENIXVILLE, THE PERKIOMEN AT EAST
GREENVILLE, AND THE WEST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK AT HONEY BROOK
WERE ALSO FLOODING. RIDLEY CREEK AND THE WEST BRANCH PERKIOMEN
WERE APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. THE WATER LEVELS IN WISSAHICKON
CREEK WERE ONCE AGAIN RISING.
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. ROADWAY FLOODING
IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...AS THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD
PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7613 3973 7610 3987 7599 3996 7599
4003 7594 4011 7594 4025 7569 4045 7553
4010 7496 4003 7500 3996 7513 3988 7515
3985 7533 3980 7541 3984 7553 3983 7563
3981 7570 3972 7578
$$
KRUZDLO925
WGUS81 KPHI 300928
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
528 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
PAC045-091-101-300924-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-
528 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA
AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
WHILE SOME FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER, ALONG
THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AND ALONG THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER, WATER
LEVELS HAVE SUBSIDED ON ALL OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, DELAWARE COUNTY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3974 7609 3987 7599 3996 7599 4003 7594
4011 7594 4024 7570 4022 7561 4024 7560
4009 7545 4009 7542 4006 7539 4007 7537
3999 7544 3999 7543 3987 7560 3984 7558
3981 7570 3972 7578 3972 7613
$$
PAC029-301030-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER PA-
528 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR CHESTER
COUNTY...
AT 525 AM EDT, FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS, AND IN
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IN CHESTER COUNTY.
AMONG THE WATERWAYS AFFECTED ARE THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AND IT
TRIBUTARIES AND THE FRENCH CREEK.
FROM THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN MUCH OF THE COUNTY.
AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT MANY
LOCATIONS TODAY. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE
COUNTY INTO TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 7609 3987 7599 3996 7599 4003 7594
4011 7594 4024 7570 4022 7561 4024 7560
4009 7545 4009 7542 4006 7539 4007 7537
3999 7544 3999 7543 3987 7560 3984 7558
3981 7570 3972 7578 3972 7613
$$
IOVINO387
WGUS81 KPHI 300930
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
530 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
PAC045-091-101-300940-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-
530 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA
AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
WHILE SOME FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER, ALONG
THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AND ALONG THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER, WATER
LEVELS HAVE SUBSIDED ON ALL OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, DELAWARE COUNTY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3974 7609 3987 7599 3996 7599 4003 7594
4011 7594 4024 7570 4022 7561 4024 7560
4009 7545 4009 7542 4006 7539 4007 7537
3999 7544 3999 7543 3987 7560 3984 7558
3981 7570 3972 7578 3972 7613
$$
PAC029-301030-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121030T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER PA-
530 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM EDT FOR CHESTER
COUNTY...
AT 525 AM EDT, FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS, AND IN
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IN CHESTER COUNTY.
AMONG THE WATERWAYS AFFECTED ARE THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AND IT
TRIBUTARIES AND THE FRENCH CREEK.
FROM THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN MUCH OF THE COUNTY.
AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT MANY
LOCATIONS TODAY. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE
COUNTY INTO TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3974 7609 3987 7599 3996 7599 4003 7594
4011 7594 4024 7570 4022 7561 4024 7560
4009 7545 4009 7542 4006 7539 4007 7537
3999 7544 3999 7543 3987 7560 3984 7558
3981 7570 3972 7578 3972 7613
$$
IOVINOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 33 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 21 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Delaware | 19 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 18 hr |
| Oct 29, 11:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Montgomery | 18 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 2 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Berks | 14 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Every areal flood warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.