WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, October 12, 2026

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

503 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars

through flooded areas.

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 this evening by 800 PM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chester Creek near Chester.

* WHEN...From early this morning to this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, Flood damage, adjacent to the creek, begins

in the city of Chester.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 4:47 AM EDT Monday the stage was 8.4 feet.

- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending

at 4:47 AM EDT Monday was 8.4 feet.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.3 feet

this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon.

- 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

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