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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 8, 2008Hunterdon County, Mercer County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 8, 2008, 9:33 PM EST for Hunterdon County, Mercer County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Mar 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2008, 9:33 PM EST (02:33 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 9, 2008, 11:38 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Delaware River at Riegelsville (RGLN4). The gauge peaked at 20.90 ft at Mar 10, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
26 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01457500, 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 090233
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
933 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE...
 
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT
RIEGELSVILLE...

NJC019-021-PAC017-090833-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0036.080309T2100Z-080310T0300Z/
/RGLN4.1.ER.080309T2100Z.080309T2100Z.080309T2100Z.NO/
933 PM EST SAT MAR 08 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT 9:00 PM SATURDAY, THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET AND RISING. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD
  STAGE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

DELAWARE RIVER
  RIEGELSVILLE     22.0   16.9  SAT 9 PM    22.0  SUN 5 PM 

&&

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2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS81 KPHI 090803
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
403 AM EDT SUN MAR 09 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE AFFECTING HUNTERDON...MERCER AND BUCKS 
  COUNTIES 

...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER...

NJC019-021-PAC017-091803-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0036.080309T2200Z-080310T0400Z/
/RGLN4.1.ER.080309T2200Z.080309T2200Z.080309T2200Z.NO/
403 AM EDT SUN MAR 09 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT  3:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...LOCAL BUSINESSES BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

DELAWARE RIVER
  RIEGELSVILLE     22.0   18.35  SUN 3 AM    22.0  SUN 5 PM 

&&
000 
WGUS81 KPHI 091538
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1138 AM EDT SUN MAR 09 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN NEW 
JERSEY...PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE AFFECTING HUNTERDON...MERCER AND BUCKS
  COUNTIES

NJC019-021-PAC017-091608-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-080310T0400Z/
/RGLN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1138 AM EDT SUN MAR 09 2008

* AT 11:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET. 
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...LOCAL BUSINESSES BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

DELAWARE RIVER
  RIEGELSVILLE     22.0   19.71  SUN 11 AM   20.5  SUN 8 PM 

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 7:24 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset9 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2008River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.