Coastal Flood Statement 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jun 27, 2006, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 28, 2006, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Jun 28, 2006, 2:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WHUS41 KPHI 271902
CFWPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
302 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-281000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.W.0004.060628T0200Z-060628T1800Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
302 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10:00 PM THIS EVENING TO
2:00 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.
 
THE COMBINATION OF A PERSISTENT AND INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
FLOW UP CHESAPEAKE BAY AND RUNOFF FLOWING DOWN RIVERS AND
TRIBUTARIES FROM RECENT AND FORECAST HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
CAUSE AREAS OF MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

AT TOLCHESTER BEACH IN KENT COUNTY MARYLAND, HIGH TIDE IS AT 9:36 PM 
TONIGHT AND AGAIN AT 10:12 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT CAMBRIDGE IN 
DORCHESTER COUNTY MARYLAND, HIGH TIDE IS AT 6:24 PM TONIGHT AND 
AGAIN AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDES 
ARE THE HIGHER OF THE TWO DAILY HIGH TIDES AT THIS TIME.

AT THESE LEVELS...THE MORE VULNERABLE ACCESS ROADS WILL BECOME 
IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. AND REMEMBER...MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER 
GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR 
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR 
RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND 
PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS.

$$

DEZ001>003-NJZ016>019-021-023-PAZ069>071-281000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0002.060628T0200Z-060628T1600Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
302 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND AGAIN 
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE COMBINATION OF PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AND THE RECENT 
AND FORECAST HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO 
ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION. IN DELAWARE BAY AND THE 
DELAWARE RIVER FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH, RECENT READINGS INDICATE 
THAT THE TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE 
NORMAL TIDE HEIGHTS, AND MAY RISE TO 1.5 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL 
TIDE HEIGHTS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND 
BECOME GUSTY. WITH THE STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED, WIDESPREAD MINOR 
TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES, BOTH 
LATER TONIGHT AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEAN FRONT IS FROM 9:30 PM TO 11:00 PM THIS 
EVENING, AND AGAIN FROM 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS IS AN HOUR OR TWO LATER THAN ON THE 
OCEANFRONT. HIGH TIDE ON THE DELAWARE RIVER AT PHILADELPHIA IS AT 
405 AM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE 
PRECAUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE 
YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

$$

/OHARA/EBERWINE

000 
WHUS41 KPHI 281014
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
614 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-281800-
/O.CAN.KPHI.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060628T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.CF.S.0002.060628T1200Z-060628T1800Z/
CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
614 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELED THE
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. 

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING THROUGH NEW JERSEY AND WILL
DEPART TO THE NORTH LATER TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF PERSISTENT
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW, THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND SOME GUSTY
WINDS HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
ACROSS THE REGION. IN DELAWARE BAY AND THE DELAWARE RIVER FROM
PHILADELPHIA SOUTH... RECENT READINGS INDICATE THAT THE TIDAL
DEPARTURES ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
HEIGHTS...WITH DEPARTURES GENERALLY AROUND 1 FOOT IN CHESAPEAKE
BAY.

HIGH TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS MORNING.
ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVE AND DELAWARE BAY, THE AFTERNOON
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL BE LOWER THAN THE MORNING HIGH TIDE.
ALSO, WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOSING ITS GRIP ON THE REGION AND
WINDS DIMINISHING, PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE AFTERNOON
HIGH TIDE. ON CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE IS HIGHER
THAN THE MORNING ONE, AND THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE
PRECAUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.



$$

DEZ001>003-NJZ016>019-021-023-PAZ069>071-281800-
/O.EXT.KPHI.CF.S.0002.060628T1200Z-060628T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
614 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND AGAIN
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING THROUGH NEW JERSEY AND WILL
DEPART TO THE NORTH LATER TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF PERSISTENT
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW, THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND SOME GUSTY
WINDS HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
ACROSS THE REGION. IN DELAWARE BAY AND THE DELAWARE RIVER FROM
PHILADELPHIA SOUTH... RECENT READINGS INDICATE THAT THE TIDAL
DEPARTURES ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.0 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
HEIGHTS...WITH DEPARTURES GENERALLY AROUND 1 FOOT IN CHESAPEAKE
BAY.

HIGH TIDE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS MORNING.
ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVE AND DELAWARE BAY, THE AFTERNOON
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL BE LOWER THAN THE MORNING HIGH TIDE.
ALSO, WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOSING ITS GRIP ON THE REGION AND
WINDS DIMINISHING, PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE AFTERNOON
HIGH TIDE. ON CHESAPEAKE BAY, THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE IS HIGHER
THAN THE MORNING ONE, AND THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING...TAKE
PRECAUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.



$$

NIERENBERG

Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2006Coastal Flood Statements in Maryland, 2006Coastal Flood Statements in Delaware, 2006Every coastal flood statement in 2006

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.