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River Flood Warning 13, NWS New York, NY

May 19, 2011Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this river flood warning at May 19, 2011, 2:10 AM EDT for Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey. It took effect at May 19, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2011, 2:10 AM EDT (06:10 UTC)
In effect from: May 19, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 19, 2011, 1:57 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS New York, NY
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:12 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 Ramapo River at Mahwah (MAWN4). The gauge peaked at 7.96 ft at May 19, 2011, 12:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 7.5 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01387500, 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.

847 
WGUS41 KOKX 190610
FLWOKX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
210 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 
RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH...


The Ramapo River at Mahwah is expected to gradually rise through the 
morning hours due to the recent heavy rainfall. The river is expected to
reach minor flooding stage near 7 AM this morning before cresting this afternoon
and falling below flood stage this evening. Up to a couple tenths of an inch of
rainfall is anticipated into early afternoon.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.


STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.


&&

NJC003-031-191810-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FL.W.0013.110519T1100Z-110520T1200Z/
/MAWN4.1.ER.110519T1100Z.110519T1800Z.110520T0000Z.UU/
210 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON, NY HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH
* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
* AT 01AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...7.5 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 8.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS
  EVENING.
* AT 9.0 FEET...STATE ROUTE 202 FLOODS DOWNSTREAM.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.1 FEET ON DEC 12 2008.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

498 
WGUS41 KOKX 191356
FLWOKX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
956 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 
RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH...

HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS IS CAUSING THE RAMAPO RIVER TO SLOWLY RISE...
RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING AT MAHWAH. IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FORECAST CREST STAGE MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.

&&

NJC003-031-200156-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110520T0900Z/
/MAWN4.1.ER.110519T1506Z.110519T1800Z.110519T2100Z.UU/
956 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...7.94 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE VERY SLOWLY TO AROUND THE FLOOD STAGE OF 8.0 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 9.0 FEET...STATE ROUTE 202 FLOODS DOWNSTREAM.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.1 FEET ON DEC 12 2008.  

$$

375 
WGUS41 KOKX 191400 CCA
FLWOKX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
956 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH...

HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS IS CAUSING THE RAMAPO RIVER TO SLOWLY 
RISE...RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING AT MAHWAH. IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN 
DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...THE FORECAST CREST STAGE MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN
FORECAST BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.

&&

NJC003-031-191800-
/O.COR.KOKX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110520T0900Z/
/MAWN4.1.ER.110519T1506Z.110519T1800Z.110519T2100Z.UU/
956 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...7.94 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE VERY SLOWLY TO AROUND THE FLOOD STAGE OF 8.0 FEET BY
  MID AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 9.0 FEET...STATE ROUTE 202 FLOODS DOWNSTREAM.
* THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 8.1 FEET ON DEC 12 2008.  

$$

499 
WGUS81 KOKX 191757
FLSOKX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
157 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH IS CANCELLED...

...AT 1:45 PM EDT...THE STAGE OF THE RAMPAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH WAS HOLDING 
NEARLY STEADY AT 7.96 FEET...JUST BELOW ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 8.0 FEET. THIS
IS THE CREST STAGE.

THE FORECAST IS FOR THE STAGE TO GRADUALLY RECEDE FOR THE REST OF TODAY
...CAUSING LITTLE IF ANY FLOODING.

HOWEVER...IF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN REDEVELOPS...THE STAGE MAY ONCE AGAIN 
RISE EITHER TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 8.0 FEET.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO.

NJC003-031-191827-
/O.CAN.KOKX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110520T0900Z/
/MAWN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
157 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT MAHWAH

* AT 1:45 PM EDT...THE STAGE WAS 7.96 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 8:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	OKX	Essex, Union	3 hr
May 18, 10:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	OKX	Bergen	16 hr
May 18, 11:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Essex, Union	4 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.