- In force from
- Oct 11, 8:00 PM EDT
- Until
- Oct 12, 3:00 AM EDT
- Issued
- Oct 11, 7:06 PM EDT
- Office
- Mount Holly, NJ
- Number
- 5 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Expected, Likely
- Where
- PA
FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...
East Branch Brandywine Creek Below Downingtown affecting Chester County.
For the Brandywine Creek...including Downingtown...Minor flooding is forecast.
- What
- Minor flooding is forecast.
- Where
- East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown.
- When
- Until late tonight.
- Impacts
- At 8.0 feet, Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.
- Additional details
- - At 6:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 6.0 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 7.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 7.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.2 feet on 03/01/2021. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
The next statement will be issued late tonight by 300 AM EDT.
Places under it Downingtown, Marshallton
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