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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 12, 2008, 9:07 AM EST for Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 12, 2008, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2008, 9:07 AM EST (14:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2008, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2008, 4:40 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:06 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 Raritan River at Bound Brook (BDKN4). The gauge peaked at 30.33 ft at Dec 12, 2008, 6:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 26 ft
- Minor stage
- 28 ft
- Moderate stage
- 30 ft
- Major stage
- 33 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01403060, 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 121407
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
907 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RARITAN
RIVER...
NJC023-035-122007-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0049.081212T1558Z-081213T0200Z/
/BDKN4.1.ER.081212T1558Z.081212T1800Z.081212T2000Z.NO/
907 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 28.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RARITAN RIVER
BOUND BROOK 28.0 27.33 FRI 8 AM 28.5 FRI 3 PM
&&4 follow-up statements
000
WGUS41 KPHI 121450
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
950 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RARITAN
RIVER...
NJC035-122050-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-081212T2106Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.081212T1356Z.081212T1401Z.081212T1506Z.NO/
950 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:31 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND DROP BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH
BRANCH VILLAGE
$$
NJC023-035-122050-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0056.081212T1539Z-081213T0155Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.081212T1539Z.081212T1800Z.081212T1955Z.NO/
950 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...STREET AND ROADWAY FLOODING WIDESPREAD IN THE
MANVILLE AREA
$$
NJC023-035-122050-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0049.081212T1600Z-081213T0523Z/
/BDKN4.1.ER.081212T1600Z.081212T2000Z.081212T2323Z.NO/
950 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 29.1 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RARITAN RIVER
MANVILLE 14.0 13.52 FRI 9 AM 14.8 FRI 1 PM
BOUND BROOK 28.0 27.67 FRI 9 AM 29.1 FRI 3 PM
RARITAN 10.0 10.56 FRI 10 AM 7.3 FRI 1 PM
&&000
WGUS41 KPHI 122027
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET
COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE RANCOCAS CREEK...
NJC035-122057-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-081212T2106Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.081212T1356Z.081212T1401Z.081212T1726Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
* AT 3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
$$
NJC023-035-130227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081213T0900Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.081212T1523Z.081212T2200Z.081213T0300Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.4 FEET BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...DUKES PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD IN MANVILLE
$$
NJC023-035-130227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081213T0900Z/
/BDKN4.2.ER.081212T1505Z.081212T2300Z.081213T0300Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 30.0 FEET BY THIS
EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 30.5 FEET...MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF
BOUND BROOK BEGINS TO FLOOD
$$
NJC005-130227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0052.081214T1800Z-000000T0000Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.081214T1800Z.081214T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 2.4 AND 2.5
FEET EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RARITAN RIVER
MANVILLE 14.0 15.30 FRI 2 PM 15.4 FRI 5 PM
BOUND BROOK 28.0 29.93 FRI 3 PM 30.0 FRI 6 PM
RARITAN 10.0 8.21 FRI 3 PM CRESTED
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.25 FRI 3 PM 2.5 SUN 1 PM
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 130340
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1040 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RARITAN
RIVER...
NJC023-035-130945-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081213T0945Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.081212T1523Z.081212T2330Z.081213T0345Z.NO/
1040 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...STREET AND ROADWAY FLOODING WIDESPREAD IN
THE MANVILLE AREA.
$$
NJC023-035-131100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081213T1100Z/
/BDKN4.2.ER.081212T1505Z.081212T2245Z.081213T0500Z.NO/
1040 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE
AREA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RARITAN RIVER
MANVILLE 14.0 14.36 FRI 10 PM FALLING
BOUND BROOK 28.0 29.11 FRI 10 PM FALLING
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 130940
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
440 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...
RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET
COUNTIES
NJC023-035-131010-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081213T0945Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.081212T1523Z.081212T2330Z.081213T0349Z.NO/
440 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008
* AT 4:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.9 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
$$
NJC023-035-131010-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081213T1100Z/
/BDKN4.2.ER.081212T1505Z.081212T2245Z.081213T0543Z.NO/
440 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008
* AT 4:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.6 FEET.
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RARITAN RIVER
MANVILLE 14.0 10.93 SAT 4 AM FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
BOUND BROOK 28.0 26.62 SAT 4 AM FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 7:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 9 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 13 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:10 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 9:32 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 12 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 11 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset | 6 hr |
| Dec 11, 10:59 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 14 hr |
| Dec 11, 11:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 14 hr |
| Dec 12, 12:53 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 112 min | |
| Dec 12, 2:48 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 5:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 36 hr |
| Dec 12, 8:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren | 3 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:00 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Morris, Passaic | 4 days |
| Dec 12, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Passaic | 19 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington | 30 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 6 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 20 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 34 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 19 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 28 hr |
| Dec 12, 1:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 6 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.