Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Sep 9, 2008, 9:59 AM EDT (13:59 UTC)

Expired

Sep 9, 2008, 1:09 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 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 091359
FFWPHI
DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC017-045-091-101-091800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0036.080909T1359Z-080909T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
959 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 954 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED          
  HEAVY RAIN, ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS, MOVING ACROSS THE       
  REGION. BETWEEN 0.75 AN 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN     
  ABOUT ONE HOUR WITH THE HEAVIER STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WISSINOMING...TROUT LAKE...TEMPLE UNIVERSITY...TACONY...
  ROXBOROUGH...NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA...NEWTOWN SQUARE...MORRIS
  PARK...KENSINGTON...HOLMESBURG...GRADYVILLE...CHEYNEY...CHESTNUT
  HILL...CENTER CITY...BENSALEM...ANDALUSIA...MOUNT LAUREL...
  JACKSONVILLE...GERMANTOWN...YEADON...WOODSIDE...WILLOW GROVE...
  ROCKLEDGE...RICHBORO...RADNOR TOWNSHIP...PLYMOUTH MEETING...
  PHILADELPHIA...NORRISTOWN...NEWTOWN...NEW HOPE...LEVITTOWN...
  LANGHORNE...IVYLAND...FEASTERVILLE...EAST LANSDOWNE...DREXEL
  HILL...BRYN MAWR...BROOMALL...BRISTOL...AMBLER...WILLINGBORO...
  RIVERSIDE...PALMYRA...FLORENCE...CAMDEN...BURLINGTON...BORDENTOWN
  AND BEVERLY

THE SOILS REMAIN VERY MOIST DUE TO THE 2.00 TO 5.00 INCHES OF RAIN 
TROPICAL STORM HANNA PRODUCED ON SATURDAY. BECAUSE OF THIS, RUNOFF 
FROM WITH THIS MORNINGS RAINFALL WILL BE GREATER THAN NORMAL. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 3966 7521 3964 7539 3966 7552 3970 7552
      3966 7554 3971 7579 3982 7569 3984 7559
      3984 7560 3987 7561 3999 7545 4004 7543
      4007 7537 4009 7538 4040 7502 4040 7497
      4031 7492 4015 7472 4017 7468 4013 7460

$$

KRUZDLO

000 
WGUS71 KPHI 091709
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
109 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC017-045-091-101-091718-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-080909T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-BUCKS PA-NEW CASTLE DE-BURLINGTON NJ-
109 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON...NORTHERN NEW CASTLE...SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS...SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...DELAWARE...NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER...
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN AND NORTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST 
OF THE REGION. WHILE SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON, 
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. FOR THIS REASON, THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING.  

LAT...LON 3966 7521 3964 7539 3966 7552 3970 7552
      3966 7554 3971 7579 3982 7569 3984 7559
      3984 7560 3987 7561 3999 7545 4004 7543
      4007 7537 4009 7538 4040 7502 4040 7497
      4031 7492 4015 7472 4017 7468 4013 7460

$$

KRUZDLO

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.