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River Flood Warning 10, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Jun 7, 2013, 2:52 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Jun 7, 2013, 7:39 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2013, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2013, 7:39 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2013, 10:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County New Castle County, DE
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 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 Red Clay Creek at Wooddale (RCCD1). The gauge peaked at 6.96 ft at Jun 7, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 5.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8.5 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01480000, 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.
341
WGUS41 KPHI 071852
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
252 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE 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.
&&
DEC003-080052-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0010.130608T0317Z-130608T1050Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.130608T0317Z.130608T0400Z.130608T0450Z.NO/
252 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 7.1
FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...BARLEY MILL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RED CLAY CREEK
WOODDALE 7.0 4.55 FRI 2 PM 7.1 SAT 12 AM
&&2 follow-up statements
391
WGUS41 KPHI 072115
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
515 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING
RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
DEC003-080315-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0010.130607T2339Z-130608T1415Z/
/RCCD1.2.ER.130607T2339Z.130608T0300Z.130608T0815Z.NO/
515 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
8.7 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...THE PARKING LOT AT AMATEK COMPANY FLOODS.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RED CLAY CREEK
WOODDALE 7.0 5.22 FRI 5 PM 8.7 FRI 11 PM
&&879
WGUS81 KPHI 080248
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1048 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE 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.
&&
DEC003-080318-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130608T1415Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.130608T0113Z.130608T0115Z.130608T0122Z.NO/
1048 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* AT 10:31 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9:22 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO FEET BY .
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...BARLEY MILL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RED CLAY CREEK
WOODDALE 7.0 6.66 FRI 11 PM 6.4 FRI 11 PM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 8:42 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | PHI | Sussex | 48 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | New Castle | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:08 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 15 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | New Castle | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 16 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:44 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 11 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 60 min |
| Jun 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 64 min |
| Jun 7, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 5:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 7 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Delaware, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013
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.