New Castle, DE Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...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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