Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jun 14, 2008, 8:55 PM EDT (00:55 UTC)

Expired

Jun 14, 2008, 11:45 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Monmouth County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS51 KPHI 150056
FFWPHI
NJC025-150500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0012.080615T0055Z-080615T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
855 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 100 AM EDT

* AT 850 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
  IN MONMOUTH COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN EASILY EXCEED THREE
  INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION
  AS THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT MOVING. 
 
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOLMDEL...
  SANDY HOOK...MIDDLETOWN...RED BANK...LINCROFT...KEANSBURG AND
  HIGHLANDS

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4030 7397 4026 7397 4023 7398 4026 7431
      4044 7421 4045 7411 4044 7409 4041 7400
      4045 7401 4046 7398 4045 7397 4034 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 180DEG 0KT 4033 7426

$$
 
TFG

000 
WGUS71 KPHI 150345
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1145 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008

NJC025-150400-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080615T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONMOUTH NJ-
1145 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN
MONMOUTH COUNTY...

WITH THE HEAVY RAIN WELL OFF THE COAST AND WITH ONLY SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ANTICIPATED FOR THE OVERNIGHT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
HAS CANCELLED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH 
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4030 7397 4026 7397 4023 7398 4026 7431
      4044 7421 4045 7411 4044 7409 4041 7400
      4045 7401 4046 7398 4045 7397 4034 7395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 180DEG 0KT 4033 7426

$$

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