River Flood Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Feb 28, 2021, 7:43 PM EST (00:43 UTC)

Expired

Feb 28, 2021, 11:01 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County Chester County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown (DWNP1). The gauge peaked at 7.13 ft at Feb 28, 2021, 8:00 PM EST.

Action stage

6 ft

Minor stage

7 ft

Moderate stage

9 ft

Major stage

11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01480870, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

724 
WGUS41 KPHI 010043
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
743 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

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

  East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown affecting Chester 
  County.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.


PAC029-010900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0001.210301T0043Z-210301T0856Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.210301T0018Z.210301T0100Z.210301T0255Z.NO/
743 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown.
* From this evening to late tonight.
* At 7:01 PM EST Sunday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late 
  this evening and continue falling to 3.4 feet early Tuesday 
  morning.
* Impact at 6.0 feet...Open adjacent land next to the creek floods.

&&


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

East Branch Bran
Downingtown     7.0   6.9  Sun 7 pm   3.4  MSG        7.3 8pm 2/28





&&

LAT...LON 4002 7567 3993 7561 3990 7567 4001 7573

$$

Davis

263 
WGUS81 KPHI 010401
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1101 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

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

  East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown affecting Chester 
  County.

PAC029-010515-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210301T0401Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.210301T0018Z.210301T0100Z.210301T0255Z.NO/
1101 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

...The Flood Warning for the East Branch Brandywine Creek Below 
Downingtown has been cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown.
* At 7:01 PM EST Sunday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late 
  this evening and continue falling to 3.4 feet early Tuesday 
  morning.

&&


Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (11 pm)       Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Mon  Tue        Stg Time Date

East Branch Bran
Downingtown     7.0   6.9  Sun 7 pm   3.4  MSG        7.3 8pm 2/28





&&

LAT...LON 4002 7567 3993 7561 3990 7567 4001 7573

$$

Deal

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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.