Flood Warning Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Mon, Dec 18 @ 5:29am
Description
Flood Warning issued December 18 at 5:19AM EST until December 18 at 4:34PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Chester Creek near Chester.
* WHEN...From early this morning to late this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, The creek floods adjacent open land.
At 10.5 feet, Flood damage, adjacent to the creek, begins in the
city of Chester.
At 11.5 feet, Parker and Kerlin Streets flood. The 600 to 1300
blocks of Parker Street are subject to evacuations. The 1300-1400
blocks of Kerlin Street are also subject to evacuations.
At 12.5 feet, The Parker Manor section of Chester is subject to
evacuations.
At 13.0 feet, Chester Creek Road floods in Brookhaven Borough.
Closures are possible between Dutton Mill Road and Bridgewater
Road. Mt. Alverno Road between Middletown and Aston is closed due
to flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:47 AM EST Monday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:47 AM EST Monday was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage late this
morning to 3.1 feet.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.2 feet on 04/02/2005.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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