WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, May 16, 2025

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

202 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most

flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 915 PM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THIS

EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Open adjacent land next to the creek floods.

At 8.0 feet, Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 1:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 6.7 feet.

- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage to 7.1 feet

late this afternoon. Water levels will decrease tonight.

- 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

Fld Observed Forecasts (2 pm EDT)

Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon

East Branch Brandywine Creek

Downingtown 7.0 6.7 Fri 1 pm EDT 3.5 MSG MSG

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