Flood Warning Issued
From
Chester Township
Sent
Wed, Jul 9 @ 9:58pm
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Description
Flood Warning issued July 9 at 9:57PM EDT until July 10 at 8:22AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood
Warning 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 forecast.
* WHERE...Chester Creek near Chester.
* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, The creek floods adjacent open land.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:47 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 7.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 9.4 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage just after
midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.4 feet on 01/25/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 Thursday morning at 830 AM 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.
