Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flood Watches in 2008
Flood Watch 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Feb 16, 2008, 3:02 PM EST for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Feb 17, 2008, 3:48 AM EST. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2008, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2008, 3:48 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2008, 10:30 AM EST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 196 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 99 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KPHI 162002 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 302 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... NJZ008-010-171100- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE 302 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MORRIS AND SOMERSET. * FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY LATE SUNDAY, BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. A MOIST AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN, ALONG WITH PREVIOUSLY SATURATED GROUNDS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS, IN ADDITION TO LOW-LYING AREAS AND ROADWAY FLOODING. * BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$ ROBERTSON
6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KPHI 170848 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 348 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-171900- /O.EXA.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 348 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON... LEHIGH...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY LATE TODAY...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. A MOIST AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH PREVIOUSLY SATURATED GROUNDS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD- PRONE RIVERS... CREEKS... AND STREAMS... IN ADDITION TO LOW- LYING AREAS AND ROADWAY FLOODING. * BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$ NJZ008-010-171900- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE 348 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MORRIS AND SOMERSET. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY LATE TODAY...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. A MOIST AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH PREVIOUSLY SATURATED GROUNDS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD- PRONE RIVERS... CREEKS... AND STREAMS... IN ADDITION TO LOW- LYING AREAS AND ROADWAY FLOODING. * BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$
000 WGUS61 KPHI 171804 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 104 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... NJZ001-007-008-010-PAZ054-055-060>062-180215- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... SOMERVILLE...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON 104 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...MORRIS... SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS... CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. A MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH PREVIOUSLY SATURATED GROUNDS COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS... IN ADDITION TO LOW-LYING AREAS AND ROADWAY FLOODING. * BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$
000 WGUS61 KPHI 172045 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 345 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-172145- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 345 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES IS STILL LIKELY TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY, RAIN AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW LEVELS NECESSARY FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING. MOTORISTS ARE STILL CAUTIONED TO USE APPROPRIATE CARE WHILE ENCOUNTERING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. $$ NJZ008-010-181000- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE 345 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MORRIS AND SOMERSET COUNTIES * FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING... BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY. A MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT, ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE AS WELL AS HIGHER IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH, WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN, ALONG WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAIN, COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION, FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$
000 WGUS61 KPHI 180132 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 832 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... NJZ008-010-181100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.080218T0600Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE 832 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MORRIS AND SOMERSET. * FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO PROVINCE CANADA OVERNIGHT...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY. A MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT... ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE AS WELL AS HIGHER IN THE ATMOSPHERE... WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN... ALONG WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAIN... COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION... FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECAST WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$ TFG
000 WGUS61 KPHI 181032 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 532 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 ...FLOODING POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON... NJZ008-010-181800- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE 532 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...MORRIS AND SOMERSET. * UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON * LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. A MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT... ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE AS WELL AS HIGHER IN THE ATMOSPHERE... WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE- QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE COMBINATION OF THIS HEAVY RAIN... ALONG WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAIN... COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD- PRONE RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION... FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECAST WATER CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$
000 WGUS61 KPHI 181530 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1030 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 NJZ008-010-181630- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080218T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MORRIS-SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE 1030 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... IN GENERAL, THE RAIN THAT FELL LAST NIGHT INTO THIS MORNING TOTALED ABOUT 1/2 OF AN INCH. EVEN THOUGH SOME SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE TODAY, NEW RAINFALL WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE AND WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE NEW RIVER FLOODING. BECAUSE NEW RIVER FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED, THE FLOOD WATCH FOR MORRIS AND SOMERSET COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ KRUZDLO
Nearby
Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2008Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2008Every flood watch in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.