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River Flood Warning 65, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 24, 2007Bergen County, Morris County, Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 24, 2007, 1:00 PM EST 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: Dec 24, 2007, 1:00 PM EST (18:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 26, 2007, 2:00 AM EST
In force: 37 hr
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

The river

Written for the forecast point Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes (PPTN4). The gauge peaked at 12.79 ft at Dec 24, 2007, 1:00 PM EST.

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 
WGUS81 KPHI 241800
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
100 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007


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

NJC003-027-031-250400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0065.071224T1800Z-071225T0600Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.071224T1715Z.071225T0000Z.UU/
100 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE DUE TO RELEASES
  FROM POMPTON LAKE...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST INTERMITTENTLY 
  BETWEEN 11 AND 13 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
  RAMAPO RIVER ITSELF...MINOR STREET FLOODING IS EXPECTED AS
  WATER FROM THE RIVER BACKS UP INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RAMAPO RIVER
  POMPTON LAKES    10.0   10.03  MON 12 PM   11.0 TO 13.0
                                             INTERMITTENTLY
                                             THROUGH THIS EVENING.
     

&&

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 250224
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
924 PM EST MON DEC 24 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...

NJC003-027-031-251224-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PPTN4.3.ER.071224T2230Z.071224T1815Z.071225T0036Z.UU/
924 PM EST MON DEC 24 2007

  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE DUE TO RELEASES
  FROM POMPTON LAKE...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST INTERMITTENTLY
  BETWEEN 6 AND 13 FEET THROUGH TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
  RAMAPO RIVER ITSELF...MINOR STREET FLOODING IS EXPECTED AS
  WATER FROM THE RIVER BACKS UP INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.  


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RAMAPO RIVER
  POMPTON LAKES    10.0    8.43  MON 8 PM    6.0 TO 13.0 FEET
                                             INTERMITTENTLY DURING
                                            THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. 

&&

000 
WGUS81 KPHI 251947
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
247 PM EST TUE DEC 25 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 MAY OCCUR UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE
RAMAPO RIVER...

NJC003-027-031-260547-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-071226T0700Z/
/PPTN4.3.ER.071224T2230Z.071224T1815Z.071225T1915Z.UU/
247 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...OR
UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL
  CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6.5 FEET AND 11.7 FEET DUE TO
  RELEASES FROM POMPTON LAKE. THE FLUCTUATIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
  TONIGHT. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
  RAMAPO RIVER ITSELF...MINOR STREET FLOODING IS EXPECTED AS
  WATER FROM THE RIVER BACKS UP INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RAMAPO RIVER
  POMPTON LAKES    10.0   8.00  TUE 2 PM     FLUCTUATING BETWEEN
                                             6.5 FT AND 11.7 FT    
                                             UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER    
                                             MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
     
&&

RPW

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, 10:15 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Morris	18 hr

Nearby

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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.