WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 10, 2025

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

930 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in Delaware...

Red Clay Creek At Wooddale affecting New Castle County.

For the Red Clay Creek...including Wooddale...Moderate flooding is

forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

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 Thursday morning at 930 AM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TOMORROW

MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Red Clay Creek at Wooddale.

* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Flooding begins in adjacent open fields.

At 7.5 feet, Barley Mill Road begins to flood. Brandywine Springs

Park floods.

At 8.5 feet, Flooding begins near Old Capital Trail and Newport Road.

At 10.0 feet, West Rolling Mill Road floods. Creek Road between

Pyles Ford Road and Way Road is closed due to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 9:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 5.7 feet and rising.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

late this evening to a crest of 9.5 feet late tonight. It

will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning.

- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

9.5 feet on 07/28/1968.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Fld Observed Forecasts (9 pm EDT)

Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat

Red Clay Creek

Wooddale 7.0 5.7 Wed 9 pm EDT 4.7 MSG MSG

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