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River Flood Warning 51, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 29, 2013, 3:00 PM EST for New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Dec 29, 2013, 3:49 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2013, 3:00 PM EST (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2013, 3:49 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2013, 8:32 PM EST
- 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 20:00 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Christina River at Coochs Bridge (CHBD1). The gauge peaked at 10.96 ft at Dec 29, 2013, 7:00 PM 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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS41 KPHI 292000
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
300 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
CHRISTINA RIVER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
DEC003-300200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0051.131229T2049Z-131230T0410Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.131229T2049Z.131229T2100Z.131229T2210Z.NO/
300 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:55 PM...THE STAGE WAS 8.95 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...CRESTING
AROUND 10.7 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BACK
BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 8.95 SUN 255 PM 10.7 SUN 400 PM
&&
IOVINO3 follow-up statements
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WGUS81 KPHI 292245
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
545 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHRISTINA RIVER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
DEC003-300545-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-131230T0545Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.131229T2213Z.131229T2300Z.131229T2345Z.NO/
545 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT 5:30 PM...THE STAGE WAS 10.65 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.8 FEET
EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
8:00 PM.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 10.65 SUN 530 PM 10.8 SUN 6 PM
&&
IOVINO418
WGUS81 KPHI 292339
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
639 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHRISTINA RIVER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
DEC003-300717-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-131230T0717Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.131229T2213Z.131230T0000Z.131230T0117Z.NO/
639 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT 6:30 PM...THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.2 FEET
THIS EVENING. THE RIVER LEVEL SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BY 9:30 PM.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 11.00 SUN 630 PM 11.2 SUN 7 PM
&&
IOVINO742
WGUS81 KPHI 300132
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
832 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CHRISTINA RIVER...
&&
DEC003-300202-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-131230T0717Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.131229T2213Z.131229T2346Z.131230T0049Z.NO/
832 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT 8:15 PM...THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
* THE RIVER LEVEL FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7:50 PM.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
CHRISTINA RIVER
COOCHS BRIDGE 10.5 10.15 SUN 815 PM CRESTED
&&
IOVINONearby
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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.