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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Jun 7, 2013, 2:49 PM EDT for Chester County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jun 7, 2013, 5:49 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 2013, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2013, 5:49 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2013, 1:19 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Chester County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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 East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown (DWNP1). The gauge peaked at 7.79 ft at Jun 7, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9 ft
- Major stage
- 11 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01480870, 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 071849
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
249 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN AFFECTING CHESTER COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
PAC029-080049-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0009.130607T2149Z-130608T2123Z/
/DWNP1.2.ER.130607T2149Z.130608T0600Z.130608T1523Z.NO/
249 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 10.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
BRANDYWINE CREEK
DOWNINGTOWN 7.0 4.54 FRI 2 PM 10.1 SAT 2 AM
&&2 follow-up statements
341
WGUS81 KPHI 080019
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
819 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN AFFECTING CHESTER COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
PAC029-081019-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130608T1854Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.130607T2353Z.130608T0600Z.130608T1254Z.NO/
819 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
8.1 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
BRANDYWINE CREEK
DOWNINGTOWN 7.0 6.95 FRI 8 PM 8.1 SAT 2 AM
&&693
WGUS81 KPHI 080519
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
119 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN AFFECTING CHESTER COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
PAC029-080549-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130608T1854Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.130607T2357Z.130608T0100Z.130608T0220Z.NO/
119 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN.
* AT 12:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10:20 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 2.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
BRANDYWINE CREEK
DOWNINGTOWN 7.0 6.11 SAT 1 AM 5.4 SAT 2 AM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 16 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Delaware | 11 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 18 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:56 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 17 hr |
Nearby
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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.