Alert archive / New Jersey / Flood Watches in 2008
Flood Watch 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Mar 6, 2008, 3:22 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2008, 3:22 PM EST (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- None
All 21 counties
New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 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 062022 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 322 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-071100- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0005.080308T0500Z-080309T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 322 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF CARBON... MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...LEHIGH...BERKS...CHESTER... MONTGOMERY...BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE...FOR THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON... SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...INLAND MONMOUTH...MERCER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND SALEM...FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE...AND FOR CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST EARLY ON FRIDAY. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES UP THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE MOVING UP OVER NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY NIGHT. * RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, AND IT WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ONE AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO LATE SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN. * RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND ALSO REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS FROM LATE FRIDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR 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. $$ IOVINO
6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KPHI 070921 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 421 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING NEAR THE GULF COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE APPEARS TO BE TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT OUR AREA, THE FIRST BEING WEAKER AND TRACKING ACROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT. THE SECOND IS MORE POTENT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION ON SATURDAY. BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING SURGES OF MOISTURE ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA, WITH SOME OF THE RAIN POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-072200- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.080308T0500Z-080309T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 421 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE, NORTHEAST MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTHERN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND, CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, HUNTERDON, MERCER, MIDDLESEX, MORRIS, NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, SALEM, SOMERSET, SUSSEX, WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA, BERKS, BUCKS, CARBON, CHESTER, DELAWARE, LEHIGH, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY, AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM LATE TODAY INTO LATE SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN. * RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND ALSO REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS FROM LATE TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION, THERE MAY ALSO BE FLOODING ON SOME ROADWAYS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. ONE WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR 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. $$ GORSE
000 WGUS61 KPHI 072024 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AN INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STRONGER SURGE ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE ENDING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-081000- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.080308T0500Z-080309T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER... MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SALEM... SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE... LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. * FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN. * RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND ALSO REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION, THERE MAY ALSO BE FLOODING ON SOME ROADWAYS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI FOR SPECIFIC CREST INFORMATION ON VARIOUS RIVER SYSTEMS IN OUR HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA. ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$ AMC
000 WGUS61 KPHI 080215 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 915 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER GEORGIA AND ALABAMA THIS EVENING WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. AN INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA...AND BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND AND POSSIBLY STRONGER SURGE SATURDAY. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE ENDING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-081300- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.080308T0500Z-080309T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 915 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER... MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SALEM... SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE... LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. * THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * RAIN OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLIER THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AMOUNTED TO A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST RAIN OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA, INCLUDING DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY...ALONG WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY FROM ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER AND EASTWARD. * RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND ALSO REMAINS SATURATED. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING, GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION, THERE IS LIKELY TO BE FLOODING ON SOME ROADWAYS, AS WELL AS IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND RESULTANT FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION BY MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. A GOOD WAY TO RECEIVE A WARNING, IF ISSUED, IS THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI FOR SPECIFIC CREST INFORMATION ON VARIOUS RIVER SYSTEMS IN OUR HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA. THEY WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$
000 WGUS61 KPHI 080954 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 454 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...CONTINUED THREAT OF FLOODING TODAY INTO LATE TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS TODAY AND BRING MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-082015- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080309T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 454 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER... MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SALEM... SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE... LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * A WIDESPREAD ONE TO TWO INCH RAIN FELL YESTERDAY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AND MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY. RAIN WILL BE OFF AND ON THIS MORNING, BECOMING STEADY AND HEAVIER BY THIS AFTERNOON, ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES. AS THE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TOWARD CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL FROM THE DELAWARE VALLEY AND EAST. A WIDESPREAD ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCH RAIN IS LIKELY WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO INCHES. * RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND JUST YESTERDAY...KEEPING THE GROUND SATURATED. AS A RESULT...THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS TODAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS THIS WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING...GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...THERE IS LIKELY TO BE FLOODING ON SOME ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND RESULTANT FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING... BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION BY MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. A GOOD WAY TO RECEIVE A WARNING...IF ISSUED... IS THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI FOR SPECIFIC CREST INFORMATION ON VARIOUS RIVER SYSTEMS IN OUR HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA. THEY WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$ EBERWINE
000 WGUS61 KPHI 082012 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 312 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...CONTINUED THREAT OF FLOODING LATE TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW YORK STATE AND INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-082300- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080308T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 312 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER... MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SALEM... SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE... LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. * UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON * ACCORDING TO OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR ESTIMATES, A SHIELD OF HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT AND TODAY OCCURRED OVER NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN DELAWARE, FAR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND NEW JERSEY. RAIN AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES. STRIPS OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN KENT AND SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTIES IN DELAWARE THROUGH PHILADELPHIA AND UP INTO MERCER, HUNTERDON, AND WARREN COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY, WHERE 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OCCURRED. ANOTHER SIMILAR BAND OF HIGHER RAIN AMOUNTS WAS NOTED OVER EASTERN ATLANTIC, OCEAN, AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE. * AT 3 PM THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS MOVING OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEW JERSEY, BUT OTHER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHWARD TO CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA PENINSULA WILL SWING NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH, LOCALLY 1 INCH IN THUNDERSTORMS, IS EXPECTED AS THE RAIN TAPERS OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WATER WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OFF FROM THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, MOVING INTO THE LARGER RIVERS TONIGHT, THROUGH SUNDAY, AND INTO MONDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS THE REST OF THIS WEEKEND, AND SOME WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. SOME OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...FLOODING ON SOME ROADWAYS AND AS IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND RESULTANT FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING... BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION BY MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. A GOOD WAY TO RECEIVE A WARNING...IF ISSUED... IS THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI FOR SPECIFIC CREST INFORMATION ON VARIOUS RIVER SYSTEMS IN OUR HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA. THEY WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU. $$
000 WGUS61 KPHI 082254 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 554 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 067>071-090000- /O.EXP.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080308T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA 554 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE-HALF INCH POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE GREAT BULK OF THE RAINFALL IS OVER. ALL FLOODING DUE TO THE RAIN FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE HANDLED BY WARNINGS, STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES. $$ MPD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 10:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Cecil, Harford | 31 hr |
Nearby
Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2008Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2008Flood Watches in Delaware, 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.