Alert archive / New Jersey / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 5, 2008, 4:53 PM EST for Morris County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 5, 2008, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008, 4:53 PM EST (21:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2008, 2:42 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Morris County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 Rockaway River at Boonton below reservoir (BONN4). The gauge peaked at 5.23 ft at Mar 5, 2008, 11:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 4.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 7 ft
- Major stage
- 8 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01381000, 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
WGUS41 KPHI 052153
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
453 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEW JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE ROCKAWAY RIVER...
NJC027-060353-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0018.080306T0200Z-080307T0000Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080306T0200Z.080306T0900Z.080306T1800Z.NO/
453 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 5.2 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW. THE RIVER IS THEN FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW 5.0 4.77 WED 4 PM 5.2 THU 4 AM
&&3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS81 KPHI 060307
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1007 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON
BELOW THE RESERVOIR...
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE
ROCKAWAY RIVER.
NJC027-061307-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080307T0600Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080305T2345Z.080306T0900Z.080307T0000Z.NO/
1007 PM EST WED MAR 05 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* AT 10:00 PM WEDNESDAY, THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING, AND IT SHOULD CREST NEAR 5.4
FEET LATE TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD
STAGE ON THURSDAY EVENING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 5.2 WED 10 PM 5.4 THU 4 AM
&&
IOVINO000
WGUS81 KPHI 061103
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
603 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY
RIVER...
NJC027-062103-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080307T0000Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080305T2345Z.080306T0830Z.080306T1800Z.NO/
603 AM EST THU MAR 06 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 5:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEARING ITS CREST AT A LEVEL OF 5.2 FEET
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AROUND MID AFTERNOON TODAY.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 5.21 THU 5 AM 5.2 THU 7 AM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 061942
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
242 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
THE STAGE ON THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOOTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR HAS DROPPED
BELOW THE 5 FOOT FLOOD STAGE, AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED.
NJC027-062012-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080307T0000Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.080305T2345Z.080306T0830Z.080306T1745Z.NO/
242 PM EST THU MAR 06 2008
* AT 2:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 4.95 THU 2 PM 4.8 THU 7 PM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1:59 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 min | |
| Mar 5, 2:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 40 min |
| Mar 5, 3:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 53 min |
| Mar 5, 9:07 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 83 min |
Nearby
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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.