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River Flood Warning 64, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 24, 2007Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 24, 2007, 10:15 AM EST for Morris County, New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 24, 2007, 10:42 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 24, 2007, 10:15 AM EST (15:15 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 24, 2007, 10:42 AM EST
Expired: Dec 25, 2007, 4:06 AM EST
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity: Minor

County Morris County, NJ

The river

Written for the forecast point Rockaway River at Boonton below reservoir (BONN4). The gauge peaked at 5.22 ft at Dec 24, 2007, 2:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 4.5 ft
Minor stage: 5 ft
Moderate stage: 7 ft
Major stage: 8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01381000, 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 241515
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1015 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY... 

  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY

...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE ROCKAWAY RIVER...

NJC027-242115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0064.071224T1542Z-071225T0600Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.071224T1542Z.071224T1800Z.071225T0000Z.NO/
1015 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE ROCKAWAY RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
  LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 5.2 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  THIS EVENING.


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    4.85  MON 9 AM     5.2  MON 3 PM 

&&

4 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 241803
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
103 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY..
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
  

...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY 
RIVER...

NJC027-250403-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.071224T1522Z.071224T1700Z.071225T0000Z.NO/
103 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE SLOWLY TO A CREST OF
  AROUND 5.2 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A SLOW FALL IS EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    5.10  MON 12 PM    5.2  MON 5 PM 

&&

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 242026
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
326 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY 

...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY 
RIVER...

NJC027-250626-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-071226T0600Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.071224T1522Z.071225T0000Z.071226T0000Z.NO/
326 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    5.22  MON 3 PM     5.4  MON 9 PM 

&&

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 250227
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
927 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY 

...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY 
RIVER...

NJC027-251227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-071225T2100Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.071224T1522Z.071224T2030Z.071225T1500Z.NO/
927 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    5.15  MON 9 PM     5.2  TUE 1 AM 
                                             RIVER IS CRESTING NOW
                                             AND IS EXPECTED TO
                                             SLOWLY FALL TUESDAY
                                             MORNING.

&&

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 250906
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
406 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
JERSEY...
 
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY


NJC027-250936-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-071225T2100Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.071224T1522Z.071224T2030Z.071225T0653Z.NO/
406 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2007

* AT 3:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.97 FEET AND FALLING. 
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. THE STAGE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
  FALL SLOWLY THROUGH THURSDAY. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW   5.0    4.97  TUE 3 AM     CRESTED MONDAY 
  THE RESERVOIR                               AFTERNOON  

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 11:35 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Bergen, Morris, Passaic	13 hr
Dec 24, 1:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Bergen, Morris, Passaic	37 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.