[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 05:01:23.6922

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WGUS41 KPHI 030900
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mt Holly NJ
500 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a flood warning for
the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

  Brandywine Creek At Chadds Ford affecting Chester and Delaware Counties
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the following
rivers in Pennsylvania...
  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.

&&

PAC029-031500-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-181103T2341Z/
/DWNP1.2.ER.181103T0605Z.181103T1000Z.181103T1741Z.NO/
500 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

...Observed flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...
...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...
The Flood Warning continues for
 The East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown.
* Until this evening...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 4:45 AM Saturday the stage was 9.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 9.3 feet by this morning.
  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 9.3 feet on Apr 17
  2011.


&&

                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG  DAY TIME      CREST

Brandywine Creek
  Downingtown            7.0    9.15  Sat 5 AM     9.3    Sat 6 AM

&&

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


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PAC029-045-031500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0056.181103T1800Z-181104T0000Z/
/CDFP1.1.ER.181103T1800Z.181103T1800Z.181103T1800Z.NO/
500 AM EDT Sat Nov 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford.
* From this afternoon to this evening...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 4:30 AM Saturday the stage was 5.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage this afternoon.
* Impact...At 10.0 feet...The intersections of Creek Road and Route 926 near
  Pocopson floods upstream of Chadds Ford.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.2 feet on Sep 28
  2018.


&&

                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG  DAY TIME      CREST

Brandywine Creek
  Chadds Ford            9.0    5.85  Sat 4 AM     9.0    Sat 2 PM

&&

LAT...LON 3993 7561 3982 7553 3979 7560 3991 7567


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