River Flood Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jan 16, 2013, 6:58 AM EST (11:58 UTC)

Expired

Jan 16, 2013, 8:30 AM EST

In force

92 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Minor

County New Castle County, DE

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Christina River at Coochs Bridge (CHBD1). The gauge peaked at 10.42 ft at Jan 16, 2013, 7:00 AM EST.

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.

780 
WGUS41 KPHI 161158
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
658 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

...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.

&&

DEC003-161758-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0001.130116T1158Z-130116T1852Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.130116T1148Z.130116T1200Z.130116T1252Z.NO/
658 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:46 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
  10.8 FEET BY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS 
  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   10.42  WED 7 AM    10.8    WED 7 AM 

&&

731 
WGUS81 KPHI 161330
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
830 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

...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.

&&

DEC003-161400-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130116T1852Z/
/CHBD1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
830 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT  8:16 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10.4 FEET.  THE RIVER WILL 
  FALL TO 5.1 FEET BY .
* 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   10.0  WED 8 AM     CRESTED

&&

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.