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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 8, 2008Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 8, 2008, 6:51 PM EST for Somerset County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2008, 6:51 PM EST (23:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 9, 2008, 6:12 AM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
Minor

County Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 North Branch Raritan River near Raritan (RRTN4). The gauge peaked at 11.42 ft at Mar 8, 2008, 11:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate51003/0803/0903/10
Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01400000, 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 082351
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
651 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN...

MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RARITAN 
RIVER...

NJC035-090551-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0035.080309T0200Z-080309T1342Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.080309T0200Z.080309T0500Z.080309T0742Z.NO/
651 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* AT 6:30 PM, THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND IT SHOULD 
  CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.5 FEET OVERNIGHT.  THE RIVER SHOULD 
  FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 10.0 FEET, FLOODING OCCURS ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH 
  BRANCH VILLAGE.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  RARITAN          10.0    9.5  SAT 630 PM    10.5  SUN 12 AM

&&

IOVINO
1 follow-up statement
000 
WGUS81 KPHI 090305
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1005 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  FOR THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS 
  FOR THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON 
  FOR THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN 
  FOR THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK 

...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE MILLSTONE RIVER...
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RARITAN 
RIVER...

NJC035-091305-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080310T0815Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.080309T0900Z.080309T1800Z.080310T0215Z.NO/
1005 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* 9:30 PM SATURDAY, THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY AND
  IT SHOULD CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.5 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.  THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE
  SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

NJC019-035-091304-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080309T1630Z/
/STTN4.1.ER.080308T2208Z.080309T0300Z.080309T1030Z.NO/
1005 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON.
* AT 9:30 PM SATURDAY, THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET AND FALLING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NJC035-091012-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080309T1012Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.080309T0009Z.080309T0200Z.080309T0412Z.NO/
1005 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* AT 9:30 PM SATURDAY, THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER WAS NEAR CREST AND IT SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  OVERNIGHT.
* AT 10.0 FEET, FLOODING OCCURS ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH 
  BRANCH VILLAGE.

$$

NJC023-035-091304-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0027.080309T0548Z-080310T0000Z/
/BDKN4.1.ER.080309T0548Z.080309T1200Z.080309T1800Z.NO/
1005 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* AT 9:30 PM SATURDAY, THE STAGE WAS 26.3 FEET AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT AND IT 
  SHOULD CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29.2 FEET ON SUNDAY MORNING.  THE
  RIVER SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

MILLSTONE RIVER
  BLACKWELLS MILL  9.0    7.2  SAT 930 PM    9.5  SUN 2 PM 

RARITAN RIVER
  BOUND BROOK     28.0   26.3  SAT 930 PM   29.2  SUN 8 AM 
  STANTON          8.0    8.6  SAT 930 PM     CRESTED
  RARITAN         10.0   11.1  SAT 930 PM     CRESTING

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 4:40 AM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more27 hr
Mar 8, 10:38 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean37 min
Mar 8, 12:03 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem4 hr
Mar 8, 12:36 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren5 hr
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset31 hr
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic4 days
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Passaic4 days
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIPassaic44 hr
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic44 hr
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBergen, Morris, Passaic21 hr
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset25 hr
Mar 8, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris65 hr
Mar 8, 3:58 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more6 hr
Mar 8, 4:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset5 hr
Mar 8, 4:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset5 hr
Mar 8, 4:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic5 hr
Mar 8, 4:09 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris25 hr
Mar 8, 4:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset17 hr
Mar 8, 5:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester46 min
Mar 8, 5:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren41 min
Mar 8, 6:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset57 min
Mar 8, 6:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex62 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.