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Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
Thursday July 11th, 2019 :: 10:14 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning

Flood Warning until Tomorrow at 6:42 PM for small streams and low-lying areas. Do not drive through flooded roads.

* Flood Warning for The Schuylkill River at Philadelphia.
* From Friday morning to Friday afternoon...or until the warning is cancelled.

* At 9:00 PM Thursday the stage was 7.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...Rise above flood stage overnight and continue to
rise to near 11.4 feet by tomorrow morning. The river will fall below
flood stage by late tomorrow morning.

* Impact...At 11.5 feet...Route 1 off ramp to Ridge Avenue is flooded
and closed. MLK Drive is flooded and closed between Greenland Drive
and Montgomery Drive.


For additional updates and weather information, visit http://www.weather.gov/phi    
For all current NWS Watches, Warnings, or Advisories, visit http://goo.gl/xfexUk
    
For further information on emergency preparedness, visit http://www.phila.gov/ready

Address/Location
Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
240 Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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