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Areal Flood Warning 46, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 19, 2011Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Aug 19, 2011, 8:03 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 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
Aug 19, 2011, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2011, 4:44 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 962 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2011-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
962 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
961 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

948 
WGUS41 KPHI 200003
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

PAC091-101-200600-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0046.110820T0003Z-110820T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILADELPHIA PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
803 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT

* AT 800 PM EDT...THE WISSAHICKON CREEK WAS RISING QUICKLY DUE TO
  THIS EVENING'S HEAVY RAINFALL. MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ALONG
  THE CREEK INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME ROADWAY AND POOR DRAINAGE
  AREA FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE VICINITY.

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

LAT...LON 4022 7517 3999 7518 4009 7532 4031 7532

$$

IOVINO
2 follow-up statements
890 
WGUS41 KPHI 200550
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
150 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011

PAC091-101-200900-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110820T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILADELPHIA PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
150 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT

* AT 148 AM EDT...THE WISSAHICKON CREEK WAS STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE 
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL DURING THE 
OVERNIGHT HOURS...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE CREEK THROUGH THE 
OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

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.

LAT...LON 4022 7517 3999 7518 4009 7532 4031 7532

$$

HAYES
547 
WGUS81 KPHI 200844
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
444 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011

PAC091-101-200854-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110820T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILADELPHIA PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
444 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
WEST CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES...

LAT...LON 4022 7517 3999 7518 4009 7532 4031 7532

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:54 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Aug 19, 11:51 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia3 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.