FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 242 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NESHAMINY CREEK AT LANGHORNE.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 9.2 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH SOME HOMES FLOODED IN
LANGHORNE TERRACE
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FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
NESHAMINY CREEK
LANGHORNE 9.0 8.09 SAT 2 PM 9.2 SAT 7 PM
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 321 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...
BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST CHESTER...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM EST
* AT 313 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AS WELL AS
SPOTTERS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA INDICATED THAT BETWEEN ONE AND ONE
AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT.
MUCH OF THE SNOWPACK HAS ALSO MELTED. THIS HAS ADDED APPROXIMATELY
ANOTHER ONE INCH OF LIQUID TO THE RUNOFF.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED.
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE. THE WISSAHICKON CREEK
IN PHILADELPHIA IS APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. VALLEY CREEK IN VALLEY
FORGE IS APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. THE WEST BRANCH BRANDYWINE IN
HONEY BROOK IS APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE. RIDLEY CREEK IN MEDIA IS
ABOVE CAUTION STAGE. THE BRANDYWINE IN WILMINGTON IS ABOVE CAUTION
STAGE. RED CLAY CREEK IN WOODDALE IS ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
CHESTER CREEK IN CHESTER, CRUM CREEK IN NEWTOWN SQUARE, THE EAST
BRANCH BRANDYWINE IN DOWNINGTOWN, THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS
BRIDGE, AND THE WHITE CLAY CREEK IN NEWARK ARE ALL ALREADY ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE.
ADDITIONAL RISES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3987 7601 4011 7595 4024 7570 4044 7553
4042 7549 4062 7520 4056 7519 4053 7507
4043 7508 4040 7497 4032 7493 4017 7473
4012 7476 3998 7511 3988 7515 3984 7537
3963 7559 3963 7579 3973 7580 3972 7612
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KRUZDLO
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