Areal Flood Warning 19, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Apr 16, 2011, 10:09 PM EDT (02:09 UTC)

Expired

Apr 17, 2011, 3:47 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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456 
WGUS41 KPHI 170209
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1009 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NJC001-005-009-011-025-029-170800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0019.110417T0209Z-110417T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUMBERLAND NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-OCEAN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
BURLINGTON NJ-
1009 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  EASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  EASTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 400 AM EDT

* AT 1006 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED    
  HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST  
  OF THE AREA THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT, WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY       
  ARRIVING FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. RUNOFF
  FROM THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FLOODING OF POOR      
  DRAINAGE AND ON ROADWAYS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN 
WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.


&&

LAT...LON 4027 7397 3968 7412 3951 7426 3950 7433
      3953 7434 3953 7440 3945 7429 3935 7441
      3930 7455 3899 7479 3892 7497 3915 7490
      3920 7505 3917 7514 3924 7521 3948 7460
      3985 7431 4046 7413 4041 7400 4047 7399

$$

GORSE

935 
WGUS81 KPHI 170747
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
347 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

NJC001-005-009-011-025-029-170757-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110417T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUMBERLAND NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-OCEAN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
BURLINGTON NJ-
347 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS IN SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHERN ATLANTIC...EASTERN
OCEAN...CAPE MAY...EASTERN MONMOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES...

HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED AND THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS PASSED. 


LAT...LON 4027 7397 3968 7412 3951 7426 3950 7433
      3953 7434 3953 7440 3945 7429 3935 7441
      3930 7455 3899 7479 3892 7497 3915 7490
      3920 7505 3917 7514 3924 7521 3948 7460
      3985 7431 4046 7413 4041 7400 4047 7399

$$

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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.