[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 10:29:17.3869

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WGUS41 KPHI 251529
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mt Holly NJ
1029 AM EST Sat Jan 25 2020

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

  Christina River At Coochs Bridge affecting New Castle 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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DEC003-252129-
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/CHBD1.1.ER.200125T1507Z.200125T1600Z.200125T1828Z.NO/
1029 AM EST Sat Jan 25 2020

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  The Christina River at Coochs Bridge.
* until this evening...Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:15 AM Saturday the stage was 11.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 11.8 feet by late this
  morning. The river will fall below flood stage this afternoon.
* Impact...At 12.0 feet...Significant flooding occurs on Meadow Road in
  Christiana. Roads are closed. Homes are flooded. Salem Church Road and Reybold
  Road floods in Christiana also flood and are subject to closures. Residential
  backyards can flood in this area. Flooding also occurs in Newark on West
  Chestnut Hill Road and South College Avenue.
* Flood history...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.8 feet on Sep 7
  2011.


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                         FLD    OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION                STG    STG  DAY TIME      CREST

Christina River
  Coochs Bridge          11.0   11.18  Sat 10 AM   11.8    Sat 11 AM

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LAT...LON 3964 7578 3970 7578 3965 7570 3968 7565
      3968 7557 3959 7569

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