Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening... then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
The Flood Warning continues for the Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford. * Until this afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 4:00 am Sunday the stage was 9.9 feet. * Flood stage is 9.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 10.0 feet by this morning. The river will fall below flood stage late this morning. * Impact... at 10.0 feet... the intersection of Creek Road and Route 926 near Pocopson floods upstream of Chadds Ford.
147 am EST sun Mar 14 2010
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Mercer County in central New Jersey... this includes the city of Trenton... Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... this includes the city of New Brunswick... Morris County in northern New Jersey... this includes the city of Morristown... Somerset County in northern New Jersey... this includes the city of Somerville... Hunterdon County in northwest New Jersey... Bucks County in southeast Pennsylvania... Chester County in southeast Pennsylvania... this includes the city of West Chester... Delaware County in southeast Pennsylvania... Montgomery County in southeast Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeast Pennsylvania... this includes the city of Philadelphia... Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Camden County in southern New Jersey... this includes the city of Camden... Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Salem County in southern New Jersey...
* until 245 PM EDT Sunday
* at 143 am EST numerous small streams throughout the area are running high in response to several inches of rain on Saturday. The areal Flood Warning for this area issued Saturday afternoon has therefore been extended into Sunday afternoon.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported. Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected. However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
Forecast information for Schuylkill River at Norristown. * At 3:30 am Sunday the stage was 13.4 feet. * Flood stage is 17.0 feet. * No flooding is currently forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise to near 13.3 feet this morning. * Impact... at 15.0 feet... River Road in West Conshohocken begins to flood.
Record Report
Statement as of 1:52 am EST on March 14, 2010
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Philadelphia PA...
A record rainfall of 2.57 inches occurred at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.91 set in 1984.
Local Storm Report
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
03/13/2010 1030 am
Cochranville, Chester County.
Non-thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Large telephone pole reported down on US Route 1 near PA Route 10.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:05 am EDT on March 14, 2010
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 48 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/phi
********************storm total rainfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Delaware
... Kent County... West Dover Hundred 3.10 700 PM 3/13
... New Castle County... Newark 2.54 400 PM 3/13 bear 2.23 745 PM 3/13 Wilmington 1.92 401 am 3/14 County Airport Claymont 1.86 300 PM 3/13