Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2011
Areal Flood Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Mar 6, 2011, 6:17 PM EST for Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 32 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
- Mar 6, 2011, 6:17 PM EST (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2011, 2:42 AM EST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Morris County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 326 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
608
WGUS41 KPHI 062317
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
617 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NJC027-070515-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0004.110306T2317Z-110307T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
617 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EST
* AT 616 PM EST...THE STAGE ON THE EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK ROAD
WAS 2.2 FEET. FLOOD STAGE WAS 2.5 FEET. FLOOD BEGINS ON BEAVER BROOK
ROAD WHEN THE STAGE READING IS 2.5 FEET.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES MORE HEAVY RAIN FOR
MORRIS COUNTY. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN CREEKS AND
STREAM RISING OUT OF THEIR BANKS. ROAD FLOODING AND FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
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...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4074 7456 4071 7472
4078 7486 4091 7473 4092 7465 4096 7464
4107 7451 4104 7449 4105 7444 4102 7442
4101 7432 4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
HAYES7 follow-up statements
889
WGUS81 KPHI 070401
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1101 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NJC027-070515-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
1101 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EST FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...
AT 1101 PM EST...THE GAGE READING FOR THE EAST DITCH ON BEAVER ROAD
WAS 3.8 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET. WHEN THE GAGE READING REACHES
4 FEET...THE BEAVER BROOK ROAD IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE....AND FLOODING
BEGINS IN THE LYNN PARK SECTION OF LINCOLN PARK AND PEQUANNOCK
TOWNSHIP.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
HAYES941
WGUS41 KPHI 070447
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1147 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
NJC027-071115-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
1147 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 615 AM EST MONDAY
* AT 1143 PM EST...THE GAGE READING FOR THE EAST DITCH ON BEAVER
ROAD WAS 4.0 FEET...AND THE RATE OF RISE WAS SLOWING. THE READINGS
SHOULD CREST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN FALL EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET. WHEN THE GAGE READING REACHES 4 FEET...THE
BEAVER BROOK ROAD IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE....AND FLOODING BEGINS IN
THE LYNN PARK SECTION OF LINCOLN PARK AND PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
HAYES843
WGUS41 KPHI 071001
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
501 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011
NJC027-071515-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
501 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1015 AM EST
* AT 457 AM EST...THE TWO TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN THAT
HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION HAVE PUSHED THE POMPTON RIVER AT BOTH
RYERSON ROAD AND MIDWOOD ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE EAST DITCH AT BEAVER
BROOK ROAD IS NOW EXPERIENCING MODERATE FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
KRUZDLO468
WGUS41 KPHI 071448
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
948 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011
NJC027-072115-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
948 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 415 PM EST MONDAY
* AT 943 AM EST...EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK ROAD HAD CRESTED BUT
REMAINED ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. IT IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD
STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN THE
AREA HAS THEREFORE BEEN EXTENDED INTO THE AFTERNOON.
FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE POMPTON...ROCKAWAY...
PEQUANNOCK...AND PASSAIC RIVERS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
JJM232
WGUS41 KPHI 072107
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
407 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011
NJC027-080515-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110308T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
407 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EST
* AT 359 PM EST...EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK ROAD REMAINS ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE...BUT CONTINUES TO FALL. IT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE FLOOD
WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA HAS THEREFORE BEEN EXTENDED.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
FLOOD WARNINGS ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE POMPTON...ROCKAWAY...
PEQUANNOCK...AND PASSAIC RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
ROBERTSON221
WGUS41 KPHI 080358
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1058 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011
NJC027-080815-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110308T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
1058 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 315 AM EST
* AT 1056 PM EST THE EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK ROAD REMAINS ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE...BUT CONTINUES TO FALL. IT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
THE FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA HAS THEREFORE BEEN
EXTENDED.
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.
FLOOD WARNINGS ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE POMPTON...ROCKAWAY...
PEQUANNOCK...AND PASSAIC RIVERS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
TFG683
WGUS81 KPHI 080742
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
242 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011
NJC027-080751-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110308T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
242 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS IN EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...
WHILE SMALL STREAMS HAVE RECEDED WITHIN THEIR BANKS, FLOOD WARNINGS
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE LARGER WATERWAYS...THE
POMPTON...ROCKAWAY... PEQUANNOCK...AND PASSAIC RIVERS.
LAT...LON 4089 7433 4086 7431 4075 7437 4066 7451
4066 7453 4070 7451 4102 7442 4101 7432
4098 7428 4089 7427
$$
TFGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:30 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 17 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 28 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset | 12 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:33 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 66 min |
| Mar 6, 6:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2011Every areal flood warning in 2011
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.