Flood Warning in Ocean County, New Jersey
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
9/3/2026 8:09:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
9/3/2026 8:09:00 AM until 9/3/2026 6:00:00 PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Flood
Warning 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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown.
* WHEN...From this morning to this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 7.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:45 AM EDT Thursday was 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
this morning and continue falling to 3.5 feet tomorrow afternoon.
- 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