Alert archive / New Jersey / River Flood Warnings in 2007
River Flood Warning 61, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Oct 27, 2007, 11:43 AM EDT for Bergen County, Morris County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2007, 11:43 AM EDT (15:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2007, 12:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:43 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 river
Written for the forecast point Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes (PPTN4). The gauge peaked at 11.15 ft at Oct 27, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13.5 ft
- Major stage
- 14.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01388000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS41 KPHI 271543
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1143 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2007
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RAMAPO
RIVER...
NJC003-027-031-272143-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0061.071027T1543Z-071028T0606Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.071027T1506Z.071027T1800Z.071028T0006Z.UU/
1143 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 11.3 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...NEARBY HOMES BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RAMAPO RIVER
POMPTON LAKES 10.0 10.31 SAT 11 AM 11.3 SAT 2 PM
&&5 follow-up statements
000
WGUS81 KPHI 272141
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
541 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2007
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO RECUR
FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER...
NJC003-027-031-280410-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-071028T0410Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.071027T1506Z.071027T1545Z.071027T2210Z.UU/
541 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2007
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 5:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING ABOVE AND BELOW
FLOOD STAGE...WITH MULTIPLE CRESTS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THAT
OCCURRED AROUND 1130 AM AND 430 PM.
* THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 600 PM...BUT IS EXPECTED
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AGAIN BY 1000 PM.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...NEARBY HOMES BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RAMAPO RIVER
POMPTON LAKES 10.0 10.10 SAT 515 PM 10.3 SAT 11 PM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 280405
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1205 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER...
NJC003-027-031-281300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-071028T1300Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.071027T1506Z.071027T1545Z.071028T0700Z.UU/
1205 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...NEARBY HOMES BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RAMAPO RIVER
POMPTON LAKES 10.0 9.67 SAT 11 PM 10.4 SUN 3 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 281249
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
849 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE RAMAPO RIVER...
NJC003-027-031-282249-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.071027T1506Z.071027T1545Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
849 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...NEARBY HOMES BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER.
* THE STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE FLUCTATIONS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RAMAPO RIVER
POMPTON LAKES 10.0 10.10 SUN 8 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 282243
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
643 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER...
NJC003-027-031-290618-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-071029T0618Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.071027T1506Z.071027T1545Z.071029T0018Z.UU/
643 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2007
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:15 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR LATE THIS EVENING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING ABOVE AND BELOW
FLOOD STAGE...WITH MULTIPLE CRESTS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THAT
OCCURRED AROUND 1130 AM...430 PM AND 1130 PM SATURDAY AND
AROUND 815 AM SUNDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...NEARBY HOMES BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RAMAPO RIVER
POMPTON LAKES 10.0 8.00 SUN 6 PM 10.0 SUN 10 PM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 290450
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1250 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER...
NJC003-027-031-290520-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-071029T0618Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.071027T1506Z.071027T1545Z.071028T1240Z.UU/
1250 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2007
* AT 12:30 AM MONDAY, THE LEVEL OF THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON
LAKES WAS 8.0 FEET AND FALLING.
* NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT WATER RELEASES ARE EXPECTED FROM
LOCATIONS UPSTREAM OF THE GAGE. AS A RESULT, THE THREAT OF MINOR
FLOODING HAS ENDED.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RAMAPO RIVER
POMPTON LAKES 10.0 8.0 MON 1230 AM FALLING
&&
IOVINOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 9:43 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 7 hr |
| Oct 27, 10:56 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 5 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:15 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 14 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.