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Areal Flood Warning 85, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 9, 2011Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Sep 9, 2011, 1:08 AM EDT for 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: Sep 9, 2011, 1:08 AM EDT (05:08 UTC)
Expired: Sep 12, 2011, 3:45 AM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 768 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

209 
WGUS41 KPHI 090508
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
108 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

NJC011-033-091700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0085.110909T0508Z-110909T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
108 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT FRIDAY

* AT 100 AM EDT...THE STAGE OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS
  4.1 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE AT NORMA IS 4 FEET. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
RISES ALONG THE MAURICE RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF NORMA WILL BE SLOW AND 
FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 
SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

JJM

11 follow-up statements

378 
WGUS41 KPHI 091623
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1223 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

NJC011-033-100500-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110910T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
1223 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 100 AM EDT SATURDAY

* AT 1222 PM EDT...THE STAGE ON THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.3 
FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE WARNING HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED. 

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

KRUZDLO

692 
WGUS41 KPHI 100021
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
821 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

NJC011-033-101500-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110910T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
821 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT SATURDAY

* AT 815 PM EDT...THE STAGE ON THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.50 
  FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. SOME FURTHER RISE 
  IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE RIVER CRESTS AND BEGINS TO FALL. 

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

AMC

602 
WGUS81 KPHI 100915
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
515 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

NJC011-033-101500-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110910T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
515 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 512 AM EDT...THE STAGE ON THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.61 
FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. SOME FURTHER RISE 
IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE RIVER CRESTS AND BEGINS TO FALL.

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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

MPD

570 
WGUS81 KPHI 101457
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

NJC011-033-102100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110910T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
1057 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 1015 AM EDT...THE STAGE ON THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.61 
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
NEARLY STEADY AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL SLOWLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

KEK/RPW

639 
WGUS41 KPHI 101931
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
331 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

NJC011-033-120900-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
331 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY

* AT 330 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.56
  FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO
  FALL SLOWLY AND IT MAY NOT RETURN BACK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4
  FEET UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT.

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

IOVINO

469 
WGUS81 KPHI 110052
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
852 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

NJC011-033-120900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
852 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 815 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.49   
FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO   
FALL SLOWLY AND IT MAY NOT RETURN BACK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4   
FEET UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING.

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

IOVINO

017 
WGUS81 KPHI 110827
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
427 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

NJC011-033-120900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
427 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 330 AM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.37 
FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO 
FALL SLOWLY AND IT MAY NOT RETURN BACK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 
FEET UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. 

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

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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

MPD

642 
WGUS81 KPHI 111416
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1016 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

NJC011-033-120900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
1016 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 1015 AM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.27 
FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO 
FALL SLOWLY AND IT MAY NOT RETURN BACK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 
FEET UNTIL LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 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 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

301 
WGUS81 KPHI 112304
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
704 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

NJC011-033-120900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
704 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 615 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.11 
FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO 
FALL SLOWLY AND IT SHOULD RETURN BACK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 
FEET LATE TONIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

IOVINO

283 
WGUS81 KPHI 120129
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
929 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

NJC011-033-120900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
929 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 830 PM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.07 
FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO 
FALL SLOWLY AND IT SHOULD RETURN BACK BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 4 
FEET LATE TONIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

IOVINO

726 
WGUS81 KPHI 120745
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 AM EDT MON SEP 12 2011

NJC011-033-120754-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110912T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
345 AM EDT MON SEP 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND
SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 330 AM EDT...THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 3.99 
FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER WILL 
CONTINUE TO FALL...AND FLOODING HAS ENDED. 

LAT...LON 3922 7518 3923 7518 3923 7519 3929 7525
      3964 7520 3950 7499 3935 7495 3919 7499
      3919 7504 3920 7505 3919 7515

$$

MPD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 9, 4:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	7 hr
Sep 9, 4:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	10 hr
Sep 9, 4:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Cumberland, Salem	19 hr
Sep 9, 11:53 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	16 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2011 Every 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.