River Flood Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Mar 24, 2021, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)

Expired

Mar 24, 2021, 11:06 PM EDT

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 00:05 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 6.97 ft at Mar 24, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT.

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.

622 
WGUS41 KPHI 250006
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
806 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 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...

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

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


PAC029-250800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0002.210325T0010Z-210325T0757Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.210325T0010Z.210325T0100Z.210325T0156Z.NO/
806 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown.
* Until late tonight.
* At 7:46 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this 
  evening. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening to 
  3.5 feet early Friday 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.

&&


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

East Branch Bran
Downingtown     7.0   6.9  Wed 7 pm   3.5  MSG        7.2 9pm 3/24





&&

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

$$

SFJ

679 
WGUS81 KPHI 250306
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1106 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021

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

  East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown affecting Chester 
  County.

PAC029-250415-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210325T0306Z/
/DWNP1.1.ER.210325T0010Z.210325T0100Z.210325T0156Z.NO/
1106 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 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 7:46 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 6.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to continue to slowly fall 
  further below flood stage.

&&


Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (11 pm)       Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Thu  Fri        Stg Time Date

East Branch Bran
Downingtown     7.0   6.9  Wed 7 pm   3.5  MSG        7.0 9pm 3/24





&&

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

$$

SFJ

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2021Every river flood warning in 2021

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.