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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 16, 2014New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2014, 3:08 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at May 16, 2014, 3:31 PM EDT. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2014, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2014, 3:31 PM EDT
Expired: May 16, 2014, 5:26 PM EDT
In force: 115 min
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 19:12 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 Red Clay Creek at Wooddale (RCCD1). The gauge peaked at 6.23 ft at May 16, 2014, 4:00 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.

264 
WGUS41 KPHI 161908
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
308 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...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.

&&

DEC003-170108-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0036.140516T1931Z-140517T0327Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.140516T1931Z.140516T2000Z.140516T2127Z.NO/
708 PM GMT FRI MAY 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 7.7 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* 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    5.94  FRI 3 PM     7.7    FRI 4 PM 

&&

1 follow-up statement

884 
WGUS81 KPHI 162126
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
526 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN DELAWARE...
 
  CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE AFFECTING NEW CASTLE COUNTY
  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.

&&

DEC003-162156-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140517T0220Z/
/CHBD1.1.ER.140516T1707Z.140516T1916Z.140516T2027Z.NO/
526 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE.
* AT  5:16 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.5 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  4:27 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS IN THE TOWN OF CHRISTIANA.

$$

DEC003-162156-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-140517T0327Z/
/RCCD1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
526 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RED CLAY CREEK AT WOODDALE.
* AT  4:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 6.3 FEET.  
* IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS INTO ADJACENT OPEN FIELDS.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

CHRISTINA RIVER
  COOCHS BRIDGE    10.5    9.84  FRI 5 PM     8.6    FRI 6 PM 

RED CLAY CREEK
  WOODDALE         7.0    6.08  FRI 5 PM     5.7    FRI 6 PM 

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 8:03 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	New Castle	10 hr
May 16, 9:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	New Castle	7 hr
May 16, 10:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	7 hr
May 16, 12:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	PHI	New Castle	5 hr
May 16, 12:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	New Castle	6 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.