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River Flood Warning 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 25, 2016Berks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Feb 25, 2016, 2:07 AM EST for Berks County, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 25, 2016, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2016, 2:07 AM EST (07:07 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Berks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 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 Schuylkill River at Berne (BREP1). The gauge peaked at 11.96 ft at Feb 25, 2016, 3:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01470500, 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.

740 
WGUS41 KPHI 250707
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
207 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a flood 
warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

  Schuylkill River At Berne affecting Berks and Montgomery Counties

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...Do not attempt to drive through flooded areas. The
water may be deeper than you think.

&&

PAC011-091-251307-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0011.160225T0900Z-160225T1500Z/
/BREP1.1.ER.160225T0900Z.160225T0900Z.160225T0900Z.NO/
207 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Schuylkill River at Berne.
* until this morning...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 1:31 AM Thursday the stage was 11.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage early this 
  morning.


                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG    DAY TIME    CREST

Schuylkill River
  Berne                  12.0   11.51  Thu 2 AM    12.0    Thu 4 AM 
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 4031 7598 4036 7591 4059 7595 4056 7598
                                      

$$

Kruzdlo
1 follow-up statement
810 
WGUS81 KPHI 251115
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
615 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

  Schuylkill River At Berne affecting Berks and Montgomery Counties

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...Do not attempt to drive through flooded areas. The water may be
deeper than you think.

&&

PAC011-091-251145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/
/BREP1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
615 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Schuylkill River at Berne.
* At 5:32 AM Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested at 12.0 feet. The river will continue  
  to fall today.


                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG    DAY TIME    CREST

Schuylkill River
  Berne                  12.0   11.67  Thu 6 AM    Crested and falling 
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 4031 7598 4036 7591 4059 7595 4056 7598
                                      

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 7:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware33 min
Feb 24, 7:21 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester4 hr
Feb 24, 7:35 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe6 hr
Feb 24, 7:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester36 min
Feb 24, 8:13 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester, Montgomery62 min
Feb 24, 8:23 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh, Monroe, Northampton67 min
Feb 24, 8:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 2 more4 hr
Feb 24, 8:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester43 min
Feb 24, 9:18 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks4 hr
Feb 24, 9:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia35 min
Feb 24, 9:44 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery10 hr
Feb 24, 9:55 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton4 hr
Feb 24, 10:05 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Feb 24, 10:11 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester20 hr
Feb 24, 10:32 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks4 hr
Feb 24, 11:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks42 min
Feb 25, 12:19 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery14 hr
Feb 25, 12:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware18 hr
Feb 25, 12:37 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia28 hr
Feb 25, 1:55 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton6 hr
Feb 25, 2:04 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Feb 25, 2:22 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks8 hr
Feb 25, 7:41 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery6 hr
Feb 25, 7:51 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton6 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.