[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 16:42:05.0839

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WGUS41 KPHI 131535
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mt Holly NJ
1135 AM EDT Mon Aug 13 2018

  East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown affecting Chester County

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...Do not attempt to drive through flooded areas. The water may be
deeper than you think.

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1135 AM EDT Mon Aug 13 2018

The Flood Warning continues for
 The East Branch Brandywine Creek at Downingtown.
* until this evening...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 11:01 AM Monday the stage was 9.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 10.6 feet by this afternoon.
  The river will fall below flood stage this afternoon.
* Impact...At 9.0 feet...High water on the Brandywine sends backwater up Beaver
  Creek. Beaver Creek floods inundating parks and the Downingtown Little League
  fields.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.6 feet on Mar 4
  1993.


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                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG  DAY TIME      CREST

Brandywine Creek
  Downingtown            7.0    9.80  Mon 11 AM   10.6    Mon 12 PM

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LAT...LON 4002 7567 3993 7561 3991 7567 4001 7574


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