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River Flood Warning 44, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2009, 8:13 PM EST for Essex County, Morris County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 28, 2009, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2009, 8:13 PM EST (01:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2009, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2009, 11:26 PM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Essex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Passaic River at Pine Brook (PINN4). The gauge peaked at 19.13 ft at Dec 28, 2009, 11:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01381900, 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 280113
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
813 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
...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
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC013-027-031-281313-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0044.091228T1600Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1600Z.091229T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
813 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* FROM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:46 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.05 SUN 8 PM 19.4 TUE 1 AM
&&7 follow-up statements
000
WGUS81 KPHI 281032
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
532 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE
BROOK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
NJC013-027-031-282032-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0044.091228T1600Z-000000T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1600Z.091229T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
532 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 5:00 AM, THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL SHOULD RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS
MORNING. IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE RISING AND IT SHOULD CREST
NEAR 19.4 FEET ON TUESDAY.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.7 MON 500 AM 19.4 TUE 100 AM
&&
IOVINO000
WGUS81 KPHI 281630
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1129 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK...
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR...AND THE NORTH BRANCH
RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC013-027-031-290229-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-091231T1200Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1634Z.091229T1200Z.091231T0600Z.NO/
1129 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 19.4 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
$$
NJC005-290229-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.091227T0115Z.091228T0745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1129 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SLOWLY BELOW 3.0 FEET THROUGH
TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
NJC027-290200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-091229T0200Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.091227T1256Z.091227T2331Z.091228T2000Z.NO/
1129 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.96 MON 11 AM 19.4 TUE 7 AM
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 5.33 MON 11 AM CRESTED
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 3.00 MON 11 AM CRESTED
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 290100
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
800 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK AFFECTING ESSEX...MORRIS AND PASSAIC
COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY..
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC013-027-031-291100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1730Z.091229T1200Z.091231T0000Z.NO/
800 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.13 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO AROUND 19.2 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
$$
NJC005-291100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.091227T0115Z.091228T0745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
800 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.89 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL VERY SLOWLY AND SHOULD
REMAIN AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO THURSDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.11 MON 7 PM 19.2 TUE 7 AM
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.89 MON 8 PM CRESTED AT 3.06 FEET 1 AM MON
NOW SLOWLY FALLING.
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 291021
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
521 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE
BROOK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
NJC013-027-031-292021-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1730Z.091229T1200Z.091231T0000Z.NO/
521 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:45 AM, THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL SHOULD FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE
ON WEDNESDAY.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.1 TUE 445 AM CRESTED
&&
IOVINO000
WGUS81 KPHI 291628
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1128 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT
PEMBERTON AND THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC013-027-031-300228-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1730Z.091229T0915Z.091231T0000Z.NO/
1128 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:46 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
$$
NJC005-300228-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.091227T0115Z.091228T0745Z.091231T0000Z.NO/
1128 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.08 TUE 11 AM CRESTED
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.72 TUE 11 AM CRESTED
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 300044
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
744 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK
AND THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC013-027-031-301044-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-091231T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1730Z.091229T0915Z.091230T1800Z.NO/
744 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK.
* UNTIL DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$$
NJC005-301044-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0038.000000T0000Z-091231T0600Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.091227T0115Z.091228T0745Z.091231T0000Z.NO/
744 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 19.01 TUE 7 PM CRESTED
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.65 TUE 7 PM CRESTED
&&000
WGUS81 KPHI 300426
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1126 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PASSAIC RIVER AT
PINE BROOK...
&&
NJC013-027-031-300456-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-091231T0000Z/
/PINN4.1.ER.091228T1730Z.091229T0915Z.091230T0115Z.NO/
1126 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
* AT 11:15 PM TUESDAY, THE STAGE WAS 18.96 FEET AND FALLING.
* NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
PASSAIC RIVER
PINE BROOK 19.0 18.96 TUE 1115 PM CRESTED
&&
IOVINOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 3:29 AM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 44 hr | |
| Dec 28, 1:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 27 hr |
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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.