Alert archive / Pennsylvania / River Flood Warnings in 2021
River Flood Warning 15, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Aug 23, 2021, 3:50 AM EDT for Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Aug 23, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2021, 3:50 AM EDT (07:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2021, 6:42 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Carbon County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Lehigh River at Lehighton (LHTP1). The gauge peaked at 9.60 ft at Aug 23, 2021, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 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 01449000, 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.
570
WGUS41 KPHI 230750
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
350 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...
Lehigh River At Lehighton affecting Carbon County.
Lehigh River At Walnutport affecting Lehigh and Northampton
Counties.
For the Lehigh River, including Lehighton and Walnutport, minor
flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
PAC025-231645-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0015.210823T0800Z-210823T1640Z/
/LHTP1.1.ER.210823T0800Z.210823T0900Z.210823T1040Z.NO/
350 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Lehigh River At Lehighton.
* Until this afternoon.
* At 3:30 AM EDT Monday the river level was 8.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
this morning to a crest of 10.5 feet. It should then fall back
below flood stage late this morning.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet, open adjacent land in Lehigh Gorge State
Park floods.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet, flooding begins in Jim Thorpe.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.5
feet on 04/11/1993.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (2 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu
Lehigh River
Lehighton 10.0 8.9 Mon 3 am EDT 6.4 5.0 4.5
&&
LAT...LON 4083 7573 4085 7567 4081 7564 4081 7559
4077 7563 4077 7567
$$
PAC077-095-232000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0016.210823T1100Z-210824T0028Z/
/WNTP1.1.ER.210823T1100Z.210823T1200Z.210823T1827Z.NO/
350 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Lehigh River At Walnutport.
* From this morning to this evening.
* At 3:30 AM EDT Monday the river level was 6.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
morning to a crest of 8.2 feet. It should then fall back below
flood stage this afternoon.
* Impact...At 6.0 feet, minor flooding begins downstream at
Catasaqua and Hokendaqua.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.8
feet on 09/09/2011.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (2 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu
Lehigh River
Walnutport 8.0 6.6 Mon 3 am EDT 6.1 4.7 4.1
&&
LAT...LON 4077 7563 4081 7559 4064 7542 4059 7545
$$
Iovino1 follow-up statement
810
WGUS81 KPHI 231042
FLSPHI
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
642 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Pennsylvania...
Lehigh River At Lehighton affecting Carbon County.
PAC025-231145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210823T1042Z/
/LHTP1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
642 AM EDT Mon Aug 23 2021
...The Flood Warning for the Lehigh River At Lehighton has been
cancelled...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Lehigh River At Lehighton.
* At 6:30 AM EDT Monday the stage was 9.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river will not rise above flood stage this morning
and is expected to fall to 4.5 feet early Thursday morning.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (8 am EDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu
Lehigh River
Lehighton 10.0 9.2 Mon 6 am EDT 5.7 4.8 MSG
&&
LAT...LON 4083 7573 4085 7567 4081 7564 4081 7559
4077 7563 4077 7567
$$
KruzdloThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 8:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe | 10 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe | 10 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 21 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 11 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Lehigh | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 34 min |
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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.