FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 835 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AT CHADDS FORD.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.0 FEET
TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE INTERSECTION OF CREEK ROAD AND ROUTE 926
NEAR POCOPSON FLOODS UPSTREAM OF CHADDS FORD.
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FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
BRANDYWINE CREEK
CHADDS FORD 9.0 9.76 WED 8 PM 10.0 WED 10 PM
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 641 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...MIDDLETOWN...
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...
BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1245 AM EST
* AT 632 PM EST...SEVERAL SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WERE EITHER
FLOODING OR AT LEAST ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
A GAGE IN BURLINGTON COUNTY NEW JERSEY INDICATED THAT THE SOUTH
BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT VINCENTOWN WAS ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
A GAGE IN CAMDEN COUNTY INDICATED THAT THE COOPER RIVER IN
HADDONFIELD WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
A GAGE IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY INDICATED THAT THE RACCOON CREEK IN
SWEDESBORO WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
A GAGE IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE INDICATED THAT RED CLAY CREEK
AT STANTON WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AT WILMINGTON
WAS ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
A GAGE IN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA INDICATED THAT FRENCH CREEK IN
PHOENIXVILLE WAS ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
A GAGE IN DELAWARE COUNTY INDICATED THAT THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AT
CHADDS FORD WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
GAGES IN PHILADELPHIA INDICATED THAT BOTH THE SCHUYLKILL AND THE
WISSAHICKON WAS ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
A GAGE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY INDICATED THAT THE EAST BRANCH PERKIOMEN
CREEK AT SCHWENKSVILLE WAS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE PERKIOMEN AT
GRATERFORD WAS ABOVE CAUTION STAGE.
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 3951 7498 3966 7520 3968 7532 3977 7541
3976 7546 3962 7560 3960 7555 3931 7559
3934 7577 3973 7580 3973 7615 3987 7601
4012 7593 4024 7571 4042 7549 4011 7497
4003 7498 4017 7470 4013 7461 3991 7447
$$
KRUZDLO
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 226 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
MID ATLANTIC HAS CAUSED THE TIDAL DEPARTURES TO REACH FOUR FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ON THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER. IN ADDITION, WIDESPREAD
RAINS ACROSS THE REGION HAS SWELLED THE TRIBUTARIES AND THE THEY
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRAIN INTO THE DELAWARE CAUSING SOME STREET
AND HIGHWAY FLOODING ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OCCURS WITH A HEIGHT OF 8.2 FT ABOVE MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER.
THE HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AT PHILADELPHIA OCCURS AT 730 PM. THE
NORMAL HIGH TIDE IS NEAR 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
THE TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE LOWERING ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER
SOUTH OF MARCUS HOOK AND WE EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH ALONG THE RIVER.
$$
EBERWINE
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 357 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY.
A WEST OR SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WIND WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH
TONIGHT, AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE GROUND IS VERY
SATURATED FROM THE RECENT RAINFALL, THEREFORE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
TREES TOPPLING OVER IS GREATER THAN WITH DRY GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES, POWER LINES AND
WEAKER STRUCTURES. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA,
KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES AND ACROSS ELEVATED STRUCTURES SUCH AS BRIDGES.
$$
GORSE
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