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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Feb 18, 2008, 7:53 AM EST for Essex County, Morris County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at Feb 18, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2008, 7:53 AM EST (12:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2008, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Essex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:54 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 river
Written for the forecast point Passaic River at Pine Brook (PINN4). The gauge peaked at 19.09 ft at Feb 19, 2008, 8:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01381900, 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 181253
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
753 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER...
NJC013-027-031-182253-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0014.080218T2200Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080218T2200Z.080219T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 AM EST MON FEB 18 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.89 MON 7 AM 19.1 TUE 1 AM
&&8 follow-up statements
000
WGUS81 KPHI 181740
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1240 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
NEW JERSEY...PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING
ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER...
NJC013-027-031-190440-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0014.080219T0000Z-080220T1200Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T0000Z.080219T0600Z.080220T0600Z.NO/
1240 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 12:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 19.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.88 MON 12 PM 19.1 TUE 1 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 190245
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
945 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY..
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER...
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY
RIVER...
NJC013-027-031-191245-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T0600Z.080220T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
945 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS BEGUN TO RISE SLOWLY THIS EVENING AND
IT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. IT WILL THEN CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
$$
NJC027-191244-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080220T0600Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080219T0020Z.080219T0600Z.080220T0000Z.NO/
945 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 5.4 FEET
OVERNIGHT AND THEN IT WILL BEGIN TO FALL SLOWLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.91 MON 9 PM 19.4 TUE 7 PM
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW
THE RESERVOIR 5.0 5.12 MON 9 PM 5.4 TUE 1 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 191218
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
718 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEW
JERSEY..PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND
PASSAIC COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER...
NJC013-027-031-192218-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T1152Z.080220T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
718 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:16 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.98 TUE 6 AM 19.4 TUE 7 PM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 191630
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1130 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEW
JERSEY...ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR
AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY...
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEW
JERSEY...PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND
PASSAIC COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE PASSAIC
RIVER...
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY
RIVER...
NJC013-027-031-200230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T1245Z.080220T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1130 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.3 FEET BY LATE
TOMORROW MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
$$
NJC027-200230-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080220T0900Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080219T0020Z.080219T1400Z.080220T0300Z.NO/
1130 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.02 TUE 10 AM 19.3 WED 1 AM
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 5.31 TUE 11 AM CRESTED
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 200139
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
839 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY..
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE PASSAIC
RIVER AT PINE BROOK...
NJC013-027-031-201139-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T1245Z.080220T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
839 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING SLOWLY. IT WILL GO BELOW FLOOD
STAGE THURSDAY.
$$
NJC027-200209-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080220T0900Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080219T0020Z.080219T1400Z.080220T0032Z.NO/
839 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008
* AT 8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.09 TUE 8 PM 19.2 WED 1 AM
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 4.97 TUE 8 PM 4.8 WED 1 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 201042
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
542 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY..
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE PASSAIC
RIVER...
NJC013-027-031-202042-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T1245Z.080220T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
542 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 5:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.2 FEET BY LATE
THIS MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.07 WED 5 AM 19.2 WED 7 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 201617
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1117 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEW
JERSEY...
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
NJC013-027-031-210217-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080221T0600Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T1245Z.080220T0745Z.080221T0000Z.NO/
1117 AM EST WED FEB 20 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.04 WED 10 AM CRESTED
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 202130
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
AT 400 PM EST...THE STAGE OF THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE
BROOK WAS 18.99 FEET AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0
FEET. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED.
NJC013-027-031-202200-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-080221T0600Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.080219T1245Z.080220T0745Z.080220T2000Z.NO/
430 PM EST WED FEB 20 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* AT 400 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.99 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.99 WED 4 PM CRESTED
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:53 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Feb 18, 5:05 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 85 min | |
| Feb 18, 6:16 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 26 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Every river flood warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.