Flood Warning Updated
From
Chester Township
Sent
Sat, Mar 23 @ 2:29pm
Description
Flood Warning issued March 23 at 2:11PM EDT until March 23 at 8:27PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Pennsylvania...
Chester Creek Near Chester affecting Delaware County.
For the Chester Creek...including Chester...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Chester Creek near Chester.
* WHEN...Until this evening.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:01 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.7 feet and cresting.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:01 PM EDT Saturday was 9.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.7
feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
this evening
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.5 feet on 03/13/2010.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 830 PM EDT.
This notification was posted by Chester Township. Chester Township is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
