Neshaminy Creek Projected To Flood Wednesday

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA —The Neshaminy Creek —which has experienced some flooding from storms the past few weeks —is projected to flood again.

The National Weather Service at Mount Holly said the Neshaminy Creek at Langhorne is expected to hit "moderate" flood levels sometime Wednesday morning, according to the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service.

The weather service said the creek is expected to enter "minor flood stage" levels at 9 feet around 11 p.m. Tuesday before rising to 12.6 feet around 11 a.m. Wednesday before falling back into the minor and action stages and then receding.

Forecasters are predicting two to three inches of additional rain from a storm moving in for Tuesday and Wednesday. If the forecast holds, the area will see flooding, especially with the ground still saturated from the last few storms, officials said.

The National Weather Service of Philadelphia/Mount Holly has issued a flood watch for the entire region from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon.

Forecasters are saying that excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and are expected to flood with more heavy rain.

In mid-December, the Neshaminy Creek crested at 12 feet (which is moderate flood stage). The creek also had some minor flooding the following week.

Middletown Township officials said residents should observe road closures for their safety.

They include:

• PA Rt 413(Newtown-Langhorne Rd) at Bridgeton Pike area at likely to flood.
• Silver Lake Road is likely to flood.
• Residents in flood-prone areas, such as Periwinkle Avenue, Bridle Drive, and Playwicki Road, need to be prepared to take action.

Monitor the local news and weather stations for further information. Additional information will be posted as needed!.

The Neshaminy Creek is a 40.7 mile-long stream that runs through all of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This stream begins in the borough of Chalfont and flows southeast toward Bristol Township and Bensalem Township into the Delaware River.

National Weather Service of Philadelphia/Mount Holly said that there's a "much more powerful storm system" that will impact the area beginning during the middle to latter part of Tuesday and lasting Tuesday night into Wednesday.

The storm is likely to be quite an impactful event with significant flooding possible, the weather service said, for both freshwater flooding due to heavy rains and coastal flooding due to very strong south/southeast winds late day Tuesday and Tuesday night.

Along the coast, winds could gust to over 60 mph. Gusts inland will likely be at least 40 to 50 mph. This could lead to numerous power outages.

For a briefing on this storm please see: https://www.weather.gov/media/phi/current_briefing.pdf
For more information on the significant river flooding threat, check out this link at the Mid Atlantic River Forecast Center:

https://www.weather.gov/marfc/Flood_Outlook