[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 11/23/2011 8:10:37 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 231310
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
810 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...
  EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN AFFECTING CHESTER 
  COUNTY 
  BRANDYWINE CREEK AT CHADDS FORD AFFECTING CHESTER AND DELAWARE 
  COUNTIES 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

&&

PAC029-232112-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0207.000000T0000Z-111123T2112Z/
/DWNP1.2.ER.111123T1120Z.111123T1245Z.111123T1512Z.NO/
810 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK BELOW DOWNINGTOWN.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER SHOULD CREST BETWEEN 9.5 AND 9.9 FEET BETWEEN 830 AM AND 930
  AM AND THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING.  THIS FORECAST CREST IS 
  LOWER THAN EXPECTED EARLIER BUT STILL IN MODERATE SEVERITY. 


$$

PAC029-045-232310-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0208.000000T0000Z-111124T0057Z/
/CDFP1.1.ER.111123T1250Z.111123T1500Z.111123T1857Z.NO/
810 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AT CHADDS FORD.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO BETWEEN 9.1 AND 9.5 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE MIDDAY OR THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE INTERSECTION OF CREEK ROAD AND ROUTE 926 
  NEAR POCOPSON FLOODS UPSTREAM OF CHADDS FORD.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

BRANDYWINE CREEK
  DOWNINGTOWN      7.0    9.29  WED 8 AM     9.6    WED 9 AM 
  CHADDS FORD      9.0    8.92  WED 7 AM     9.2    WED 10 AM

&&