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

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FLOOD WARNING

Flood Statement

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

856 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

...The Flood Warning continues 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.

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 late tonight by 300 AM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

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

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

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 8:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.2 feet.

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

at 8:30 PM EDT Sunday was 7.2 feet.

- Forecast...The river will rise to a crest of 7.3 feet late this

evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight

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

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