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River Flood Warning 46, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 30, 2020Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Nov 30, 2020, 10:53 PM EST for Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2020, 10:53 PM EST (03:53 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2020, 3:37 AM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:53 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 Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne (LNGP1). The gauge peaked at 9.32 ft at Nov 30, 2020, 11:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01465500, 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.

580 
WGUS41 KPHI 010353
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1053 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

...The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the  
Neshaminy Creek at Langhorne...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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


PAC017-011300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0046.201201T0353Z-201201T1300Z/
/LNGP1.1.ER.201201T0234Z.201201T0600Z.201201T0700Z.NO/
1053 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Neshaminy Creek At Langhorne.
* From this evening to Tuesday morning.
* At 10:15 PM Monday the creek level was 9.3 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast...The creek is expected to rise to a crest of 9.7 feet 
  just after midnight. It will then fall below flood stage overnight.
* Impact at 9.0 feet...Flooding begins on Bridle Drive in Middletown 
  Township.

&&


Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (1 am)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Wed  Thu        Stg Time Date

Neshaminy Creek
Langhorne       9.0   9.3  Mon 10 p   3.6  2.8        9.7 1am 12/01





&&

LAT...LON 4019 7498 4020 7491 4008 7486 4006 7493

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
213 
WGUS81 KPHI 010837
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
337 AM EST Tue Dec 1 2020

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

  Neshaminy Creek at Langhorne affecting Bucks County.

PAC017-010945-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-201201T0837Z/
/LNGP1.1.ER.700119T1419Z.700119T1419Z.700119T1420Z.NO/
337 AM EST Tue Dec 1 2020

...The Flood Warning for the Neshaminy Creek At Langhorne has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Neshaminy Creek At Langhorne.
* At 3:15 AM EST Tuesday the stage was 8.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 2.4 feet early Friday 
  morning.

&&


Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (1 am)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Wed  Thu        Stg Time Date

Neshaminy Creek
Langhorne       9.0   8.1  Tue 3 am   3.6  2.8        6.5 7am 12/01





&&

LAT...LON 4019 7498 4020 7491 4008 7486 4006 7493

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 9:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia9 hr
Nov 30, 11:15 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIPhiladelphia4 hr
Dec 1, 1:37 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Delaware, Philadelphia2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020

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.