The following events were reported: Flood. These occurred near station USW00013739, approximately 29.2954 km away, between 2007-04-15 05:48:00 and 2007-04-16 18:11:00. 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 nor'easter brought heavy rain and flooding to Delaware on the 15th and strong to high winds to the region on the 16th. Rain began falling during the evening on the 14th, but fell at its heaviest from about 3 a.m. EDT through about 3 p.m. EDT on the 15th. Rain continued through the evening and the night of the 15th and actually changed to snow for a couple of hours in Kent and New Castle Counties during the pre-dawn hours of the 16th as the upper level low pressure system moved across the area. Accumulations were about an inch on grassy areas. Precipitation then changed back to rain and ended during the morning of the 16th. Event precipitation totals averaged 3 to 5 inches. The strongest winds occurred as the nor'easter pulled northeast of the region on the 16th from the early morning into the afternoon. The combination of the heavy rain, even some snow and the winds helped knock down numerous trees and power lines. Peak wind gusts averaged 40 to 60 mph.| |The nor'easter low pressure system initially formed in the southern Rockies on the 12th and moved to Arkansas on the morning of the 14th. At 8 p.m. EDT on the 14th, there were two low pressure systems, one in Kentucky and the other in western Alabama. The southern low pressure system became the predominate one overnight and at 8 a.m. EDT on the 15th, it (996 millibar low) was located in western North Carolina. As the 15th continued, it moved northeast and intensified rapidly. At 2 p.m. EDT the nor'easter (989 millibars) was near Raleigh, North Carolina. EDT, the nor'easter was a 979 millibar low pressure system near Virginia Beach, Virginia. Another low pressure system formed on its warm front during the afternoon over Chesapeake Bay and at 8 p.m. EDT it (982 millibars) was over extreme southwest New Jersey. The lows consolidated into one again overnight and a very intense 973 millibar low pressure system was located over Monmouth County, New Jersey at 2 a.m. EDT on the 16th. At 8 a.m. EDT on the 16th the nor'easter was down to 968 millibars and located over New York City. That was a drop in central pressure of 28 millibars in 24 hours which qualified it as a meteorological bomb (a drop in central pressure of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours) low pressure system. The nor'easter bottomed at a pressure of about 966 millibars (28.53 inches) at 11 a.m. EDT just south of Long Island, New York. To put into prospective how low the pressure was with this nor'easter, that central pressure is near the border of the pressure defined category 2 and category 3 hurricane once used on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. As the 16th continued, the nor'easter weakened and meandered across southwest New England and the New York and New Jersey coastal waters. By 2 a.m. EDT on the 17th, the nor'easter's central pressure rose to 988 millibars and a second storm formed on the triple point of its fronts south of Nova Scotia. This became the main low pressure system. The low pressure system then slowly moved southeast over the next couple of days. The heaviest precipitation fell as the low pressure system was rapidly intensifying on the 15th into the early part of the 16th. The strongest winds ceased after the low pressure system started to fill on the afternoon of the 16th. Event Narrative: The heavy rain and stream and river flooding caused flooding of roads and basements. a mother and daughter were rescued from a stranded car near the Delaware River just south of New Castle. On the 16th, a school bus became stuck on Delaware State Route 9 near Army Creek in New Castle after the driver drove around barricades. Two students on board were also rescued. About three to four homes were flooded in Christina. Roads were flooded in Glasgow. Impassable roads included Delaware State Route 9, Airport Road, Commons Road and the southbound lanes of the Flemings Landing Bridge |The Christina River at Coochs Bridge was above its 10.5 foot flood stage from 648 am EDT on the 15th through 701 pm EDT on the 15th. It crested at 11.79 feet at 202 pm EDT on the 15th. The White Clay Creek at Newark was above its 13 foot flood stage from 1043 am EDT on the 15th through 855 pm EDT on the 15th. It crested at 14.66 feet at 330 pm EDT on the 15th. The Red Clay Creek at Wooddale was above its 7 foot flood stage from 1120 am EDT on the 15th through 621 pm EDT on the 15th. It crested at 7.78 feet at 315 pm EDT on the 15th. Farther downstream, the Red Clay Creek at Stanton was above its 15 foot flood stage from 1151 am EDT on the 15th through 742 pm EDT on the 15th. It crested at 15.79 feet at 300 pm EDT on the 15th. The Brandywine Creek at Wilmington was above its 11 foot flood stage from before 530 am EDT on the 16th through 711 pm EDT on the 16th. It crested at 13.34 feet at 530 am EDT on the 16th. |Precipitation totals included 5.05 inches in Bear, 4.87 inches at the New Castle County Airport, 4.77 inches in Newark, 4.70 inches in Wilmington and 2.73 inches in Blackbird. Snow accumulations included 1.0 inch in Yorklyn.