Alert archive / New Jersey / Flood Watches in 2006
Flood Watch 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Nov 11, 2006, 2:29 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 12, 2006, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2006, 2:29 PM EST (19:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2006, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2006, 12:02 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- None
All 22 counties
New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1062 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KPHI 111929 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 229 PM EST SAT NOV 11 2006 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>020-027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-121000- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0007.061112T1200Z-061113T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON- MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN... DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 229 PM EST SAT NOV 11 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...MERCER AND WESTERN MONMOUTH IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON... MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON... OCEAN...SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON IN EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON AND MONROE IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * A POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES REGION. AS THIS FRONT SAGS SOUTH, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA COASTAL BORDER. AS THIS HAPPENS, HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY OFF THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. WHILE DOING SO, THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. * SINCE THE AREA RECEIVED SOME HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK, IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN ACROSS THE AREA TO CAUSE FLOODING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A FEW LOCALIZED THREE INCH AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THESE TOTALS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG LOCAL STREAMS AND SMALLER RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE LARGER RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA, SUCH AS THE DELAWARE AND SCHUYLKILL ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD AT THIS TIME. IN ADDITION, FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IF HEAVY RAIN FALL IS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ ROBERTSON/OHARA
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KPHI 120935 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 435 AM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>020-027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-122200- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.A.0007.061112T1700Z-061113T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON- MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN... DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 435 AM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * THE FOLLOWING PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES...CARBON...MONROE... NORTHAMPTON...LEHIGH...BERKS...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY... BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE...FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW JERSEY COUNTIES...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET... MIDDLESEX...MERCER...INLAND MONMOUTH...INLAND OCEAN... BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND SALEM...FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE...AND FOR CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND. * FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 6:00 AM MONDAY * LOW PRESSURE WAS DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN VIRGINIA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL DRIFT TO THE EAST AND INTENSIFY TODAY AS IT PASSES OFF THE COAST. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MOIST FLOW OF ATLANTIC AIR TO OUR REGION FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT, RAIN IS EXPECTED AND IT MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS, MANY OF WHICH CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FROM LAST WEDNESDAYS HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. * IF YOU WILL BE OUT DRIVING TODAY OR TONIGHT, THE HEAVY RAIN, ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG, MAY REDUCE YOUR VISIBILITY. BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO, THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. THE PROBLEM WILL BE COMPOUNDED BY LEAF CLOGGED STORM DRAINS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. $$ IOVINO
000 WGUS61 KPHI 122022 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 322 PM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>020-027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-131100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-061113T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON- MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN... DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 322 PM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...MERCER AND WESTERN MONMOUTH IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON IN EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON AND MONROE IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE... MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * LOW PRESSURE NEAR NORFOLK, VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE TO THE EAST TONIGHT, THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE LOW WILL BRING A MOIST FLOW OF ATLANTIC AIR TO OUR REGION. AS A RESULT, RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS, MANY OF WHICH CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FROM LAST WEDNESDAYS HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. * THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE NORTH AND AWAY FROM THE AREA. * IF YOU WILL BE OUT DRIVING TONIGHT, ANY HEAVY RAIN WOULD CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. THE PROBLEM WILL BE COMPOUNDED BY LEAF-CLOGGED STORM DRAINS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. $$ MPD
000 WGUS61 KPHI 130152 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 852 PM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069- 130300- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-061113T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 852 PM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DRIZZLE AND PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BUT THE THREAT OF FLOODING RAINS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ DEZ001-NJZ016>020-027-PAZ070-071-131100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-061113T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 852 PM EST SUN NOV 12 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE...IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...AND IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA. * UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY * LOW PRESSURE NEAR NORFOLK THIS EVENING WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE TO THE EAST TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE LOW WILL BRING A MOIST FLOW OF ATLANTIC AIR TO OUR REGION. AS A RESULT...RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. THE RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS...MANY OF WHICH CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FROM LAST WEDNESDAYS HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ MPD
000 WGUS61 KPHI 130502 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1202 AM EST MON NOV 13 2006 DEZ001-NJZ016>020-027-PAZ070-071-130615- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-061113T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 1202 AM EST MON NOV 13 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE THREAT OF A PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH. AS A RESULT, THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE, FOR THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF OCEAN, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER AND SALEM, AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE. $$ IOVINO
Nearby
Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2006Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2006Flood Watches in Delaware, 2006Every flood watch in 2006
Sources
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.