River Flood Warning 38, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

012 
WGUS41 KPHI 010109
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
809 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 
increased in duration for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

  East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown affecting Chester 
  County.

For the Brandywine Creek...including Downingtown...Moderate flooding 
is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All 
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most 
flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.


PAC029-011315-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-201201T1543Z/
/DWNP1.2.ER.201130T2021Z.201201T0200Z.201201T0943Z.NO/
809 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity and 
increased in duration until late tomorrow morning...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown.
* Until Tuesday morning.
* At 7:45 PM EST Monday the stage was 9.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending 
  at 7:45 PM EST Monday was 9.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late 
  tonight and continue falling to 5.1 feet early Wednesday morning.
* Impact at 6.0 feet...Open adjacent land next to the creek floods. 
  Impact at 8.0 feet...Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood. Impact at 
  9.0 feet...High water on the Brandywine sends backwater up Beaver 
  Creek. Beaver Creek floods inundating parks and the Downingtown 
  Little League fields.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.2 
  feet on 10/23/2003.

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Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (8 pm)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Tue             Stg Time Date

East Branch Bran
Downingtown     7.0   9.0  Mon 7 pm   5.1             9.2 9pm 11/30





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LAT...LON 4002 7567 3993 7561 3991 7567 4001 7574

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PO

905 
WGUS81 KPHI 010226
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
926 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

...The Flood Warning continues for the East Branch Brandywine Creek 
below Downingtown...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or through 
flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.


PAC029-011115-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-201201T1102Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.201130T2021Z.201201T0045Z.201201T0502Z.NO/
926 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

...The Flood Warning is now in effect until tomorrow morning...

The Flood Warning continues for
  the East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown.
* Until Tuesday morning.
* At 8:45 PM EST Monday the stage was 8.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just 
  after midnight.

* Impact at 8.0 feet...Dowlin Forge Road floods.

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Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (9 pm)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Tue  Wed        Stg Time Date

East Branch Bran
Downingtown     7.0   8.8  Mon 8 pm   3.3  MSG        Crested  





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LAT...LON 4002 7567 3993 7561 3991 7567 4001 7574

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Iovino