Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2011

Areal Flood Warning 43, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 15, 2011Atlantic County, Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Aug 15, 2011, 9:02 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2011, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2011-08-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 89 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2011-08-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
89 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1094 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

477 
WGUS41 KPHI 160102
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
902 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

NJC001-011-033-161300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0043.110816T0102Z-110816T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
902 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...  
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 900 AM EDT TUESDAY

* AT 855 PM EDT...THE MAURICE RIVER CONTINUED TO RISE SLOWLY DUE 
  TO RUNOFF FROM SUNDAY'S HEAVY RAIN EVENT. MODERATE FLOODING WAS
  OCCURRING. THE MAURICE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING        
  SLOWLY THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PERHAPS
  APPROACHING 6 FEET BY MORNING. 

* ALSO AT 855 PM EDT...THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM IN 
  ATLANTIC COUNTY CONTINUED TO RISE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM SUNDAY'S
  HEAVY RAIN EVENT. MODERATE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING. THE GREAT EGG
  HARBOR RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING THROUGH A GOOD PORTION 
  OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PERHAPS REACHING 8 FEET BY MORNING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. STREAM RISES WILL 
BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED 
PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. 


LAT...LON 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

JJM
10 follow-up statements
921 
WGUS41 KPHI 160855
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
455 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

NJC001-011-033-171300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110817T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
455 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 900 AM EDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 439 AM EDT THE MAURICE RIVER WAS IN MAJOR FLOOD AND STILL
  RISING. THE 430 AM STAGE OF 6.23 FEET AT NORMA WAS MORE THAN 2
  FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND APPEARS TO BE THE SECOND HIGHEST STAGE
  IN THE HISTORY OF THIS RIVER DATING BACK TO SEPTEMBER 2 1940. THIS 
  RIVER SHOULD BE CLOSE TO CRESTING. HOWEVER...IT MAY TAKE ANOTHER
  DAY BEFORE IT FALLS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. SHOWERS ARRIVING LATER THIS
  MORNING MAY TEMPORARILY HALT THE EXPECTED RECESSION OF THIS RIVER. 

* MEANWHILE...THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM IN ATLANTIC
  COUNTY WAS ALSO IN MAJOR FLOOD. THE 430 AM STAGE OF 8.12 FEET WAS
  MORE THAN 2 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND STILL RISING. THIS RIVER
  ALSO IS AT ITS SECOND HIGHEST STAGE OF RECORD DATING BACK TO
  SEPTEMBER 3 1940 WHEN IT REACHED 9 FEET.  ONCE THIS RIVER CRESTS...
  IT MAY TAKE UNTIL SOMETIME TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY TO FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. STREAM RISES WILL 
BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 
SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND 
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$
DRAG
357 
WGUS81 KPHI 161757
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
157 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

NJC001-011-033-171300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110817T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
157 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN ATLANTIC...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND
AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 130 PM EDT, THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA REMAINED IN MAJOR FLOOD 
HOWEVER THE WATER LEVEL RISE HAS BEEN SLOWING. THE RIVER STAGE WAS 
AT 6.33 FEET.

AT 130 PM, THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM IN ATLANTIC COUNTY 
ALSO REMAINED IN MAJOR FLOOD BUT HAS CRESTED AND IS SLOWLY FALLING. 
THE RIVER STAGE WAS AT 8.13 FEET.

SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AND DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

GORSE
205 
WGUS81 KPHI 170002
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
802 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

NJC001-011-033-171300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110817T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
802 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN ATLANTIC...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND
AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 755 PM EDT, THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA REMAINED IN MAJOR FLOOD. 
THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL CONTINUE A SLOW FALL. THE RIVER STAGE 
WAS AT 6.2 FEET.

AT 755 PM EDT, THE GREAT EGG RIVER AT FOLSOM IN ATLANTIC COUNTY HAS 
DROPPED INTO MODERATE FLOOD AND WILL CONTINUE ITS SLOW FALL. THE 
RIVER STAGE WAS AT 7.93 FEET.

SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AND DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

HEAVENER
995 
WGUS41 KPHI 170802
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

NJC001-011-033-172300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110817T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
402 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 4 AM EDT MODERATE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING WITH THE MAURICE AND
  GREAT EGG RIVERS DOWN ABOUT HALF A FOOT FROM THEIR TUESDAY CRESTS. 

* THESE RIVERS ARE PROJECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. 

* AT 4 AM...THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA IN SALEM COUNTY WAS READING
  5.9 FEET...STILL ALMOST 2 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. TRENDS INDICATE
  THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BETWEEN 8 PM TONIGHT AND 2
  AM THURSDAY. AT FOLSOM IN ATLANTIC COUNTY...THE GREAT EGG HARBOR
  RIVER READING WAS 7.49 FEET OR ABOUT 1.5 ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND
  PROJECTING TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9
  PM LATE TODAY.  

THIS FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. ALL INTERESTED 
PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY AVOIDANCE PRECAUTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND 
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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. 

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. 

&&

LAT...LON 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

DRAG
963 
WGUS41 KPHI 171633
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1233 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

NJC001-011-033-180900-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110818T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
1233 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 1230 PM EDT...MODERATE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE
  MAURICE RIVER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND SALEM COUNTY...AND MINOR
  FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER IN
  ATLANTIC COUNTY. THE FLOODING WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAVY RAIN ON
  SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* AT 1230 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 5.5
  FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE FLOODING
  SHOULD FALL BACK INTO THE MINOR CATEGORY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER
  IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY EVENING.

* AT 1230 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM
  WAS 7.0 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO
  RETURN BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER 
AND YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

&&

LAT...LON 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

IOVINO
512 
WGUS41 KPHI 180026
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
826 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

NJC001-011-033-181200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110818T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
826 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 800 AM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 815 PM EDT...MODERATE FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE
  MAURICE RIVER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND EASTERN SALEM COUNTY...AND
  MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER IN
  ATLANTIC COUNTY. THE FLOODING WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAVY RAIN THAT
  FELL ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* AT 815 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 5.1
  FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE FLOODING
  SHOULD FALL BACK INTO THE MINOR CATEGORY LATE THIS EVENING. THE
  RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY EVENING.

* AT 815 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM
  WAS 6.5 FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. THE
  RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND DAYBREAK
  THURSDAY.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER 
AND YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

LAT...LON 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

IOVINO
423 
WGUS41 KPHI 180817
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
417 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NJC001-011-033-182200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110818T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
417 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT THURSDAY

* AT 4 AM EDT MINOR FLOODING WAS EASING ALONG BOTH THE MAURICE RIVER
  IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND EASTERN SALEM COUNTY...AND ALONG THE
  GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER IN ATLANTIC COUNTY. 

* AT 4 AM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS NEAR
  4.75 FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THIS
  RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME AROUND 6 PM
  LATE TODAY.

* MEANWHILE...THE 4 AM STAGE OF THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM
  WAS 6.2 FEET AND FALLING STEADILY. FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. THIS
  RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM TODAY.
  ONCE IT DOES...THE ATLANTIC COUNTY PORTION OF THE WARNING WILL BE
  CANCELLED.

* THESE STAGE FORECASTS PRESUME NO RESUMPTION OF HEAVY SHOWERS THAT  
  WERE OCCURRING THIS MORNING FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO 
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. 

* RESIDENTS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND ANY NEW 
  STATEMENTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY OR ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY.   


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3943 7441 3931 7458 3929 7477 3931 7485
      3933 7486 3929 7489 3930 7520 3958 7523
      3961 7512 3951 7498 3971 7476 3967 7469
      3962 7466 3959 7456 3947 7439

$$

DRAG
510 
WGUS81 KPHI 181433
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1033 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NJC001-181435-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110818T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATLANTIC NJ-
1033 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL
STREAMS IN ATLANTIC COUNTY...

AT 1025 AM EDT...THE STAGE OF THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER AT FOLSOM
WAS 5.90 FEET AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE AT FOLSOM IS 6 FEET. THE STAGE
AT FOLSOM WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THE FLOOD
WARNING FOR ATLANTIC COUNTY HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED.


LAT...LON 3929 7489 3929 7515 3930 7520 3945 7522
      3958 7523 3961 7512 3944 7489 3941 7486

$$

NJC011-033-182200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110818T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
1033 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 1025 AM EDT...THE STAGE OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.51 FEET
AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE AT NORMA IS 4 FEET. WHILE THE STAGE AT NORMA
IS FALLING...IT REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE FLOOD WARNING IS THEREFORE
STILL IN EFECT FOR CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTIES. 

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...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3929 7489 3929 7515 3930 7520 3945 7522
      3958 7523 3961 7512 3944 7489 3941 7486

$$

JJM/MWG
013 
WGUS41 KPHI 181806
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
206 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NJC011-033-190600-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110819T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
206 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT FRIDAY

* AT 200 PM EDT...MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE MAURICE
  RIVER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND EASTERN SALEM COUNTY. THE LEVEL OF
  THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.4 FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD
  STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE TONIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER 
AND YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

&&

LAT...LON 3929 7489 3929 7515 3930 7520 3945 7522
      3958 7523 3961 7512 3944 7489 3941 7486

$$

IOVINO
772 
WGUS81 KPHI 190247
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1047 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NJC011-033-190600-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110819T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
1047 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
SALEM COUNTIES...
 
AT 1045 PM EDT...MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE MAURICE   
RIVER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND EASTERN SALEM COUNTY. THE LEVEL OF   
THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.1 FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD   
STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BELOW FLOOD   
STAGE OVERNIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE 
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER 
AND YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

LAT...LON 3929 7489 3929 7515 3930 7520 3945 7522
      3958 7523 3961 7512 3944 7489 3941 7486

$$

IOVINO

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Aug 15, 3:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
328 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD UP THE COAST TODAY AND MOVE
OFFSHORE OF NEW ENGLAND BY TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY AND BECOME ANCHORED OVER THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY
BUT DISSIPATE BEFORE ARRIVING IN OUR AREA. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MAY MOVE THROUGH OUR REGION ON FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND WILL MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE REGION TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY
BE AROUND AN INCH BUT SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS REMAIN POSSIBLE.

CONVECTION SHOULD TAPER OFF IN A MAINLY WEST TO EAST OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM OUR AREA.
ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION WILL END OVERNIGHT THERE WILL STILL BE
PLENTY OF MOISTURE AROUND AND SOME PATCHY FOG MAY FORM ACROSS THE
REGION.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S TONIGHT ALTHOUGH
THERE WILL STILL BE AMPLE MOISTURE AROUND AND THE CLOUDS LOOK TO
HANG AROUND.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY TOWARD THE COAST ON
TUESDAY. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALTHOUGH GREATER CHANCES WILL BE OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 0.5-1.0 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AND FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL
AGAIN NEED TO BE MONITORED IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN TODAY WITH
HIGHS MAXING OUT IN THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 IN MOST AREAS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE MID LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD BE DRIFTING FARTHER OFF THE COAST ON
TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE IS ANTICIPATED TO FOLLOW FOR WEDNESDAY.
ANOTHER MID LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DIGGING OVER THE GREAT
LAKES AND THE NORTHEASTERN STATES ON THURSDAY.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE
WEST ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH IS EXPECTED TO PASS
OVERHEAD AND OFF THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT, A CLEARING SKY
IS LIKELY ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR
WEDNESDAY.

HUMIDITY SHOULD BE ON THE INCREASE IN THE RETURN FLOW ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE HIGH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY AND IT SHOULD PASS
OVER OUR REGION LATE IN THE DAY. WITH THE APPROACHING SHORT WAVE AND
WITH THE INCREASED INSTABILITY, WE HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR THE PERIOD FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY, THE MID LEVEL
FLOW IS EXPECTED TO FEATURE A RIDGE IN THE WEST AND A TROUGH IN THE
EAST. ADDITIONAL IMPULSES IN THE MID LEVEL FLOW MAY BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WE WILL
LEAVE OUT THE MENTION OF ANY PRECIPITATION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR
THE TIME BEING.

WITH THE MID LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD,
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. MVFR CEILINGS ARE
PREVALENT ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME SITES BREAKING OUT INTO VFR AT
TIMES. HOWEVER, AS THE CONVECTION TAPERS OFF LATER THIS EVENING
THERE WILL STILL BE AMPLE MOISTURE AROUND, KEEPING CEILINGS MAINLY
IN THE MVFR RANGE. SOME SITES WILL ALSO SEE FOG DEVELOP AND
VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO AROUND 3-5 MILES OVERNIGHT AS WINDS REMAIN
FAIRLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE ON TUESDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE PULLS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF OUR AREA. CEILINGS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE DAY AND SHOULD BECOME VFR BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK...
HIGH PRESSURE AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. AS THE HIGH BEGINS TO MOVE OUT TO SEA ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, THE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE RETURN SOUTHERLY
FLOW. AS A RESULT, THERE MAY BE SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF WEAK
DISTURBANCES IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE MAY BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS AND WAVES REMAIN FAIRLY CALM TODAY WITH NO HEADLINES
ANTICIPATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION ON TUESDAY.
AS THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS
AND WAVES.

HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO PASS OFF THE COASTS OF
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOVING OUT TO SEA. A
WARM FRONT FROM THE SOUTH MAY ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND. WITH NO
STRONG WEATHER SYSTEMS ANTICIPATED FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY, CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE PERIOD.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MEOLA
NEAR TERM...MEOLA
SHORT TERM...MEOLA
LONG TERM...IOVINO
AVIATION...IOVINO/MEOLA
MARINE...IOVINO/MEOLA
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 2:48 PM EDT, 6 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
248 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

PAZ054-060-061-067-161900-
CARBON-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-
248 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ055-062-
068>071-161900-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
248 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL, ALONG WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-161900-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
248 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
325 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-152230-
CAROLINE MD-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
325 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAROLINE...KENT...QUEEN
ANNE'S...SUSSEX AND TALBOT COUNTIES...

AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND AND CENTRAL DELAWARE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...AND NUMEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING
AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH.

LAT...LON 3846 7570 3866 7573 3869 7590 3856 7605
      3873 7625 3867 7636 3877 7640 3883 7631
      3886 7639 3889 7633 3884 7629 3892 7628
      3882 7621 3893 7621 3893 7627 3937 7550
      3924 7538 3893 7530 3880 7507 3846 7503

FORECASTER:JJM
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
415 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

NJZ023-024-152115-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
415 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CAPE MAY COUNTY...

AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF CAPE MAY...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR CAPE MAY POINT AROUND 430 PM...
GREEN CREEK...VILLAS AROUND 445 PM...SCOTCH BONNET...CAPE MAY COURT
HOUSE AROUND 500 PM...AVALON AND SEA ISLE CITY AROUND 515 PM.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE BEACH AREAS
WILL ALSO BE EFFECTED BY THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3920 7464 3912 7470 3907 7471 3902 7479
      3899 7479 3893 7488 3892 7497 3899 7498
      3911 7490 3920 7493 3922 7490 3926 7489
      3930 7480 3928 7468 3929 7465 3929 7455

FORECASTER:JJM
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 8:09 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
809 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

NJZ017-PAZ070-160100-
DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-
809 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT DELAWARE AND GLOUCESTER
COUNTIES...

AT 804 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN
DELAWARE COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

LAT...LON 3964 7517 3976 7541 3981 7544 3984 7555
      3987 7561 3999 7545 4000 7546 4007 7538
      3996 7525 3988 7527 3985 7524 3988 7515
      3983 7509 3978 7508 3978 7509 3976 7505

FORECASTER: JJM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester51 min
Aug 15, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester31 min
Aug 15, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic54 min
Aug 16, 4:31 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIGloucester4 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.