River Flood Warning 36, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jul 13, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT (04:00 UTC)

Expired

Jul 13, 2013, 3:27 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

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 04:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Red Clay Creek at Wooddale (RCCD1). The gauge peaked at 7.16 ft at Jul 13, 2013, 1:00 AM 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.

671 
WGUS41 KPHI 130400
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1200 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 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.

&&

DEC003-131000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0036.130713T0401Z-130713T1309Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.130713T0401Z.130713T0600Z.130713T0709Z.NO/
1200 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:46 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY...PROBABLY BETWEEN 230 AM AND 330 AM. 
* 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    6.84  SAT 12 AM    7.9    SAT 2 AM 

&&
DRAG

383 
WGUS81 KPHI 130727
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
327 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
 
  RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
 
  WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK 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.

&&

DEC003-131532-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-130713T1532Z/
/DPKD1.1.ER.130713T0557Z.130713T0800Z.130713T0932Z.NO/
327 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK.
* AT  3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY EARLY THIS 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 6AM.
* IMPACT...AT 13.3 FEET...DELAWARE ROUTE 7 BEGINS TO FLOOD.

$$

DEC003-130757-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-130713T1309Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.130713T0407Z.130713T0430Z.130713T0542Z.NO/
327 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* AT  2:46 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  1:42 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...BARLEY MILL ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

WHITE CLAY CREEK
  NEWARK           13.0   13.28  SAT 3 AM    13.4    SAT 4 AM 

RED CLAY CREEK
  WOODDALE         7.0    6.69  SAT 3 AM     6.3    SAT 4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.