Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2011
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this areal flood warning at Jun 24, 2011, 10:51 AM EDT for Bergen County, New Jersey. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2011, 10:51 AM EDT (14:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2011, 8:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Bergen County, NJ
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:49 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 nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956
WGUS41 KOKX 241451
FLWOKX
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1051 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NJC003-241745-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FA.W.0021.110624T1451Z-110624T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-
1051 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT
* AT 1050 AM EDT...SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE STILL IN FLOOD
IN THE WARNED AREA. RESIDUAL URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING
MAY STILL OCCUR ACROSS BERGEN COUNTY...WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL TOOK
PLACE.
* AT 1030 AM...THE HACKENSACK RIVER AT RIVERVALE WAS AT 6.5 FEET
AND HAD BEGUN TO RECEDE. THE RIVER SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE ITS FLOOD
STAGE OF 5 FT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4112 7421 4100 7390 4096 7390 4080 7398
4082 7403 4076 7411 4076 7413 4085 7412
4086 7411 4089 7414 4096 7414 4098 7416
4098 7423 4100 7427
$$
MPS3 follow-up statements
890
WGUS41 KOKX 241726
FLWOKX
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
126 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NJC003-242045-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110624T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-
126 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 126 PM EDT...SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE STILL IN FLOOD IN
THE WARNED AREA. RESIDUAL URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING MAY
STILL OCCUR ACROSS BERGEN COUNTY...WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL TOOK
PLACE.
* AT 115 PM...THE HACKENSACK RIVER AT RIVERVALE WAS AT 6.1 FEET
AND CONTINUES TO RECEDE. THE RIVER WILL GRADUALLY FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4112 7421 4100 7390 4096 7390 4080 7398
4082 7403 4076 7411 4076 7413 4085 7412
4086 7411 4089 7414 4096 7414 4098 7416
4098 7423 4100 7427
$$
MPS339
WGUS41 KOKX 242044
FLWOKX
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
444 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NJC003-250045-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110625T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-
444 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT
* AT 415 PM EDT...THE STAGE AT HACKENSACK RIVER AT RIVERVALE WAS
5.58 FT. WITH THE CURRENT TREND...THE RIVER STAGE SHOULD FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AROUND OR AFTER 8 PM. HOWEVER...IF SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THIS AREA WITH HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...FLOODING WOULD GET PROLONGED.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4112 7421 4100 7390 4096 7390 4080 7398
4082 7403 4076 7411 4076 7413 4085 7412
4086 7411 4089 7414 4096 7414 4098 7416
4098 7423 4100 7427
$$
JM557
WGUS81 KOKX 250003
FLSOKX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
803 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
NJC003-250008-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110625T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BERGEN NJ-
803 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS IN BERGEN COUNTY...
THE STAGE AT HACKENSACK RIVER AT RIVERVALE HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD
STAGE AND CONTINUES ON A LOWERING TREND.
THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT...WHICH MAY CAUSE RIVER STAGE RISES AGAIN. STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.
LAT...LON 4112 7421 4100 7390 4096 7390 4080 7398
4082 7403 4076 7411 4076 7413 4085 7412
4086 7411 4089 7414 4096 7414 4098 7416
4098 7423 4100 7427
$$
JMThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Essex, Hudson, Union | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.