# Flood Warning: Chester, PA — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-11 20:56 ingested 2026-10-12 02:48

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Chester, PA
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning continues 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...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Dowlin Forge Road begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:30 PM EDT Sunday was 7.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to a crest of 7.3 feet late this
evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight
tonight.
- 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

## retained text

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