The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00013739, approximately 22.4496 km away, between 2007-03-02 04:21:00 and 2007-03-03 01:49:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. Thankfully, no injuries or fatalities were reported. No significant property or crop damage was reported. Episode Narrative: An intense area of low pressure on the 1st moved into the Upper Midwest with a cold front stretched southward across the Ohio Valley all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, another cold front moved through the Northeast and settled into the Mid Atlantic region. This boundary remained stationary for a time during the overnight hours of the 1st, as the strong low pressure system moved into the western Great Lakes. Gradually an occluded front moved through the area during the morning hours of the 2nd, as a weak area of low pressure developed over eastern Pennsylvania. Along and ahead of this boundary and weak area of low pressure, an abundance of moisture was brought northward across our area. This lead to 1 to 3 inches of rain late on the 1st into the 2nd, and when combined with melting piles of snow in some areas, mainly minor flooding of streams, creeks and some roads resulted across eastern Pennsylvania. Some of the flooding closed several roads in the region.|The rain began between 7:45 PM and 9:00 PM EST on the 1st and became heavy at times, then tapered off generally between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM EST on the 2nd. Some rainfall totals include, 3.65 inches in New Garden Township (Chester County); 2.50 inches in Fricks (Bucks County); 2.25 inches in Williams Township (Northampton County); 2.21 inches in Lehighton (Carbon County); 2.20 inches in Exton, Franklin and Honey Brook (Chester County); 2.13 inches in Pine Valley (Philadelphia County); 2.10 inches in Southampton (Bucks County); 2.00 inches on Martins Creek (Northampton County); 1.89 inches in Chadds Ford (Delaware County); 1.82 inches at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport (Philadelphia County); 1.73 inches at Blue Marsh Lake (Berks County); 1.70 inches in Springfield (Delaware County); 1.67 inches in Perkasie (Bucks County); 1.62 inches in Palm (Montgomery County); 1.52 inches in Hamburg and at the Reading Airport (Berks County); 1.50 inches at the Lehigh Valley International Airport near Allenton (Lehigh County); 1.46 inches in Doylestown (Bucks County); 1.45 inches in Blakeslee (Monroe County); 1.43 inches at the Philadelphia International Airport (Philadelphia County); 1.40 inches at the Mount Pocono Airport (Monroe County); 1.40 inches in Beltzville Lake (Carbon County); 1.38 inches in Green Lane (Montgomery County); and 0.93 inches in Stoddartsville (Monroe County). An intense area of low pressure on the 1st moved into the Upper Midwest with a cold front stretched southward across the Ohio Valley all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Event Narrative: The Brandywine Creek overflowed on the 2nd, flooding the intersection of Creek Road (Route 100) in Birmingham Township. In Westtown, Route 926 (Street Road) was closed at the intersections of Shiloh Road and Westtown Road. A short section of Ring Road just south of Route 1 was also closed. Route 926 was closed between Pocopson and Creek Roads in Birmingham and Pocopson, as was the intersection of Pughtown Road and the Barton Meadows development in East Vincent. The intersection of Route 1 and Route 100 in Pennsbury had flooded shoulders due to rising water levels. A man and woman were rescued on Route 926 in Birmingham after their vehicle became stranded in flood waters. At least one motorist was stranded and was rescued by boat by West Chester���s Fame Fire Company after they became stuck between a bridge along Route 926 and Creek Road. Their minivan tried to go through the water and got stuck. In New Garden Township, 3.65 inches of rain was reported, while Exton and West Chester received 2.20 inches and 1.67 inches respectfully. The swollen Brandywine flooded the Brandywine Picnic Park and encroached into a parking lot of Simon Pearce on Lenape Road. Damage to property across the county was reported as negligible.|Due to nearly 3.6 inches of rain across southern Chester County, the Little Elk Creek jumped out its banks early on the 2nd. Flooding along the Brandywine was significant enough early on the 2nd to give students in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District a three-day weekend. The flooding produced road closures on Route 926 in Westtown and Birmingham Townships, with some areas under four to five feet of water. One vehicle stalled out in the deep water and the motorist had to be rescued. Creek Road (Route 100) had a couple inches of water on it in Birmingham Township due to heavy rain and runoff early on the 2nd. Some parts of Creek Road had mud on it from the Brandywine. |Some local gauged waterways that experienced flooding are as follows: The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford rose above its flood stage of 9.0 feet at 9:09 AM EST on the 2nd, crested at 10.89 feet at 6:14 PM EST on the 2nd and dropped below flood stage at 1:49 AM EST on the 3rd. The East Branch Brandywine at Downingtown rose above its flood stage of 7.0 feet at 4:21 AM EST, crested at 10.20 feet at 10:45 AM EST and dropped below floods stage at 4:31 PM EST. The West Branch Brandywine at Honey Brook went above the flood stage of 7.0 feet at 5:50 AM EST, crested at 8.31 feet at 9:15 AM EST and dropped below flood stage at 1:05 PM EST. The French Creek at Phoenixville jumped above its flood stage of 8.0 feet at 5:45 AM EST, crested at 8.71 feet at 8:00 AM EST and dropped below flood stage at 4:37 PM EST. The Valley Creek at Valley Forge went above the flood stage of 7.0 feet at 5:58 AM EST, crested at 7.35 feet at 7:15 AM EST and dropped below flood stage at 9:15 AM EST. (all times on the 2nd). The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District closed all its schools on the 2nd due to the overflowing Brandywine Creek, which caused the closing of the intersections of U.S. Route 1 and Creek Road in Chadds Ford, and Route 52 and Creek Road. The Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, located on Route 1 near Creek Road (Route 100), was also closed due to the flooding of nearby roads. The roadways began to reopen on the 3rd. Flood waters from the Brandywine River covered a stretch of Ring Road in Chadds Ford, closing that roadway.|Some local gauged waterways that experienced flooding are as follows: The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford rose above its flood stage of 9.0 feet at 9:09 AM EST on the 2nd, crested at 10.89 feet at 6:14 PM EST on the 2nd and dropped below flood stage at 1:49 AM EST on the 3rd. The Chester Creek at Chester rose above its flood stage of 8.0 feet at 6:08 AM EST, crested at 9.59 feet at 8:30 AM EST and dropped below flood stage at 12:54 PM EST. The Crum Creek at Newtown Square jumped above its flood stage of 6.0 feet at 4:55 AM, crested at 6.82 feet at 7:15 AM EST and dropped below flood stage at 10:41 AM EST. Early on the 2nd, the borough of Croydon briefly experienced some minor street flooding, with two homes being surrounded by water as the Neshaminy Creek neared flood stage. Flooding also occurred along the Neshaminy Creek at Langhorne. |The Neshaminy Creek at Langhorne climbed above its flood stage of 9.0 feet at 10:00 AM EST, crested at 9.46 feet at 12:00 PM EST and dropped below flood stage at 2:57 PM EST (all on the 2nd). On the 2nd, the Wissahickon Creek at its mouth in Philadelphia surpassed its flood stage of 5.0 feet at 7:04 AM EST, crested at 5.42 feet at 12:30 PM EST and then dropped below flood stage at 2:50 PM EST. Also on the 2nd, the Pennypack Creek at the Rhawn Street Bridge rose above its flood stage of 7.0 feet at 6:48 AM EST, crested at 8.09 feet at 10:00 AM EST and then dropped below flood stage at 1:18 PM EST. Flooding occurred along the Perkiomen Creek, which closed at least nine roads early on the 2nd. The Perkiomen Creek at East Greenville rose above its flood stage of 4.0 feet at 5:19 AM EST, crested at 5.48 feet at 9:45 AM EST and then dropped below its flood stage at 2:10 PM EST. The Wissahickon Creek at Fort Washington surpassed its flood stage of 9.0 feet at 7:25 AM EST, crested at 9.50 feet at 9:00 AM EST and then dropped below flood stage at 10:12 AM EST. The Manatawny Creek at Pottstown rose above its flood stage of 6.0 feet at 6:25 AM EST, crested at 7.48 feet at 2:15 PM EST and then dropped below flood stage at 7:12 PM EST. The East Branch Perkiomen at Schwenksville rose above its flood stage of 7.0 feet at 7:13 AM EST, crested at 7.82 feet at 11:30 AM EST and then dropped below flood stage at 2:18 PM EST.