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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 4, 2020Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Aug 4, 2020, 4:39 PM EDT for Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Aug 4, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2020, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 4, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 4, 2020, 10:32 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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 Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills (MNSP1). The gauge peaked at 10.54 ft at Aug 4, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01442500, 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.

640 
WGUS41 KPHI 042039
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mt Holly NJ
439 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

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

  Brodhead Creek At Minisink Hills affecting Monroe County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC089-050237-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0029.200804T2300Z-200805T1240Z/
/MNSP1.1.ER.200804T2300Z.200805T0000Z.200805T0640Z.NO/
439 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a 

* Flood Warning for 
  The Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills.
* until Wednesday morning...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At  4:30 PM Tuesday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to rise to near
  10.2 feet by this evening.the river will fall below flood stage by after 
  midnight tonight.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Adjacent parks and greenways flood.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.6 feet on Oct 8 
  2005.  

 
&&

                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG  DAY TIME      CREST

Brodhead Creek
  Minisink Hills         10.0    8.98  Tue 4 PM    10.2    Tue 8 PM 
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 4099 7520 4101 7512 4097 7513 4095 7521
                                      

$$

Johnson
1 follow-up statement
279 
WGUS81 KPHI 050232
FLSPHI
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mt Holly NJ
1032 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

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

  Brodhead Creek At Minisink Hills affecting Monroe County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

PAC089-050302-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-200805T1240Z/
/MNSP1.1.ER.200804T2140Z.200804T2231Z.200805T0012Z.NO/
1032 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2020

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  The Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills.
* At 10:15 PM Tuesday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at  8:12 PM Tuesday.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to 6.0 feet by Thursday morning.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...Adjacent parks and greenways flood.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.8 feet on Jan 19 
  1996.  

 
&&

                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG  DAY TIME      CREST

Brodhead Creek
  Minisink Hills         10.0    9.04  Tue 10 PM    8.6    Wed 2 AM 
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 4099 7520 4101 7512 4097 7513 4095 7521
                                      

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 5:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Aug 4, 7:23 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia20 min
Aug 4, 7:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery3 hr
Aug 4, 8:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton4 hr
Aug 4, 8:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIDelaware15 hr
Aug 4, 8:19 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks26 min
Aug 4, 9:23 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPHIChester22 min
Aug 4, 9:29 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton31 min
Aug 4, 9:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton4 hr
Aug 4, 9:58 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIMonroe16 min
Aug 4, 10:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware4 hr
Aug 4, 10:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Aug 4, 10:51 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIMontgomery24 min
Aug 4, 11:01 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks4 hr
Aug 4, 11:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton4 hr
Aug 4, 11:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton4 hr
Aug 4, 12:06 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester11 hr
Aug 4, 12:37 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery14 hr
Aug 4, 12:48 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware24 hr
Aug 4, 1:01 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks18 hr
Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks10 hr
Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery26 hr
Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia43 hr
Aug 4, 1:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia35 hr
Aug 4, 1:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware9 hr
Aug 4, 2:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia15 hr
Aug 4, 2:23 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHILehigh16 hr
Aug 4, 2:47 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks9 hr
Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton4 hr
Aug 4, 7:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton12 hr

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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.