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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 17, 2013New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2013, 7:29 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2013, 7:29 PM EDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2013, 12:55 AM EDT
In force: 5 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 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Christina River at Coochs Bridge (CHBD1). The gauge peaked at 11.78 ft at Jun 17, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT.

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.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

167 
WGUS41 KPHI 172329
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
729 PM EDT MON JUN 17 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.

&&

DEC003-180529-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0027.130617T2329Z-130618T0751Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.130617T2324Z.130618T0100Z.130618T0151Z.NO/
729 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:16 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
  11.4 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
* 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   10.47  MON 7 PM    11.4    MON 9 PM 

&&

2 follow-up statements

290 
WGUS41 KPHI 180007
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
807 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY 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.

&&

DEC003-180607-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130618T0747Z/
/CHBD1.2.ER.130617T2316Z.130618T0000Z.130618T0147Z.NO/
807 PM EDT MON JUN 17 2013

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MIDNIGHT.
* 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   11.78  MON 8 PM    12.0    MON 9 PM 

&&

889 
WGUS81 KPHI 180455
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1255 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 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.

&&

DEC003-180525-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130618T0747Z/
/CHBD1.2.ER.130617T2316Z.130618T0016Z.130618T0301Z.NO/
1255 AM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT 12:31 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:01 PM MONDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.
* 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    8.55  TUE 1 AM     FALLING

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 10:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	58 min
Jun 16, 10:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	12 min
Jun 17, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	New Castle	69 min
Jun 17, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	New Castle	65 min
Jun 17, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	New Castle	55 min
Jun 17, 6:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	New Castle	2 hr
Jun 17, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	New Castle	92 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Delaware, 2013 Every 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.