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River Flood Warning 53, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 12, 2008Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 12, 2008, 9:40 AM EST for Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 12, 2008, 9:40 AM EST (14:40 UTC)
Expired: Dec 12, 2008, 3:27 PM EST
In force: 6 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 14:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Branch Raritan River near Raritan (RRTN4). The gauge peaked at 10.57 ft at Dec 12, 2008, 9:00 AM EST.

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 121440
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
940 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... 

  PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC 
  COUNTIES
  PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM AFFECTING MORRIS AND PASSAIC 
  COUNTIES
  NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
  NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON ABOVE THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY

...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER...
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER...
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE RANCOCAS CREEK...
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE RARITAN 
RIVER...
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROCKAWAY 
RIVER...

NJC013-027-031-122040-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0050.081213T1500Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.081213T1500Z.081214T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
940 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.5 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 


$$

NJC027-031-122040-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0051.081212T1700Z-081213T1500Z/
/MCPN4.1.ER.081212T1700Z.081213T0000Z.081213T0900Z.NO/
940 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 5.7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY.


$$

NJC005-122039-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0052.081213T2300Z-081214T0500Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.081213T2300Z.081213T2300Z.081213T2300Z.NO/
940 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM 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 NEAR FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON

$$

NJC035-122039-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0053.081212T1440Z-081212T2043Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.081212T1356Z.081212T1401Z.081212T1443Z.NO/
940 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:01 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH 
  BRANCH VILLAGE

$$

NJC027-122039-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0054.081212T1440Z-081213T0000Z/
/BNTN4.1.ER.081212T1352Z.081212T1400Z.081212T1800Z.NO/
940 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON ABOVE THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.


$$

NJC027-122039-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0055.081212T1600Z-081214T0600Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.081212T1600Z.081213T0000Z.081214T0000Z.NO/
940 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 5.8 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  RARITAN          10.0   10.58  FRI 9 AM     7.3  FRI 1 PM 

PASSAIC RIVER
  PINE BROOK       19.0   16.81  FRI 8 AM    19.5  SUN 1 AM 

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON ABOVE T  5.0    5.02  FRI 9 AM     5.0  FRI 12 PM
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    4.71  FRI 9 AM     5.8  FRI 7 PM 

PEQUANNOCK RIVER
  MACOPIN DAM      5.5    5.34  FRI 8 AM     5.7  FRI 7 PM 

RANCOCAS CREEK
  PEMBERTON        2.5    2.20  FRI 9 AM     2.5  SAT 6 PM 

&&

2 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 

&&

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, 9:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Middlesex, Somerset	20 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	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

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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.