River Flood Warning 59, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Mar 23, 2024, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)

Expired

Mar 23, 2024, 5:02 PM EDT

In force

117 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

Minor

County New Castle County, DE

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Red Clay Creek at Wooddale (RCCD1). The gauge peaked at 7.17 ft at Mar 23, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT.

Action stage

5.5 ft

Minor stage

7 ft

Moderate stage

8.5 ft

Major stage

10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01480000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

743 
WGUS41 KPHI 231905
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
305 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

  Red Clay Creek At Wooddale affecting New Castle County.



For the Red Clay Creek...including Wooddale...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.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM EDT.

&&

DEC003-240000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0059.240323T1905Z-240324T0000Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.240323T1829Z.240323T2000Z.240323T2008Z.NO/
305 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Red Clay Creek at Wooddale.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Flooding begins in adjacent open fields.
  At 7.5 feet, Barley Mill Road begins to flood. Brandywine Springs 
  Park floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 7.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:45 PM EDT Saturday was 7.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.1
    feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    late this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    7.0 feet on 03/13/2010.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (3 pm)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Sun  Mon        Stg Time Date

Red Clay Creek
Wooddale        7.0   7.1  Sat 2 pm   3.2  MSG        7.1 4pm 3/23


&&

LAT...LON 3976 7568 3977 7559 3968 7557 3968 7565


$$

Hoeflich

299 
WGUS81 KPHI 232102
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
502 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

  Red Clay Creek At Wooddale affecting New Castle County.



DEC003-232215-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0059.000000T0000Z-240323T2102Z/
/RCCD1.1.ER.240323T1829Z.240323T1915Z.240323T2011Z.NO/
502 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Red Clay Creek At Wooddale.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:45 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 6.8 feet and falling.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 3.2 feet tomorrow
    evening.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (5 pm)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Sun  Mon        Stg Time Date

Red Clay Creek
Wooddale        7.0   6.8  Sat 4 pm   3.2  MSG        3.3 5am 3/24


&&

LAT...LON 3976 7568 3977 7559 3968 7557 3968 7565


$$

Hoeflich

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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.