Flood Warning issued October 12 at 5:09AM EDT until October 12 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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...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. * 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 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.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- DE, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- New Castle, DE
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-12T05:09:00-04:00
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- ["DE"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-12T05:09:00-04:00
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- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b274061ae982ac32ca9c43026ef01aa5d699c3d.001.1
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- []
- instruction
- 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.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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