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

509 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly 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...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 this evening by 1000 PM EDT.

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

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

* WHERE...Red Clay Creek at Wooddale.

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

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

Springs Park floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 4:45 AM EDT Monday the stage was 7.4 feet.

- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.

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

at 4:45 AM EDT Monday was 7.4 feet.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.6 feet

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

afternoon.

- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.6

feet on 12/11/2003.

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

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