Alert archive / New Jersey / Coastal Flood Statements in 2011
Coastal Flood Statement 42, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood statement at Sep 30, 2011, 9:24 PM EDT for Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It took effect at Oct 1, 2011, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2011, 9:24 PM EDT (01:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2011, 3:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 532 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
550 WHUS41 KPHI 010124 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 924 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 MDZ012-015-019-020-010230- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-111001T0300Z/ KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- 924 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE HAS PASSED AT CAMBRIDGE...AND IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AT TOLCHESTER BEACH WILL NOT REACH THE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BENCHMARK. $$ NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-011100- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0042.111001T0700Z-111001T1100Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 924 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2011 * LOCATION...TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. * COASTAL FLOODING...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 500 AM IN PHILADELPHIA AND AROUND 600 AM ACROSS PORTIONS OF BURLINGTON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ROADWAY FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL FLOODING. $$ HAYES
1 follow-up statement
632 WHUS41 KPHI 010801 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 401 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-011615- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0052.111001T1900Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0042.000000T0000Z-111001T1100Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 401 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND TIDAL SECTIONS OF SOME TRIBUTARIES. * COASTAL FLOODING...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH MORE WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 500 AM IN PHILADELPHIA AND AROUND 600 AM ACROSS PORTIONS OF BURLINGTON COUNTY. THE SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 530 PM IN PHILADELPHIA AND AROUND 630 PM IN BURLINGTON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ROADWAY FLOODING IS LIKELY IN LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. 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 YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-011615- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0052.111001T1400Z-111001T1900Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 401 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...DELAWARE AND RARITAN BAYS AS WELL AS COASTAL AREAS AND BACK BAYS NEAR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. * COASTAL FLOODING...AREAS OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE IS DURING THE LATE MORNING ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT AND RARITAN BAY AND DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE BACK BAYS AND DELAWARE BAY. * IMPACTS...ROADWAY FLOODING IS PROBABLE IN LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ DEZ001-NJZ015-016-PAZ069-011615- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0052.111001T1900Z-111002T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-SALEM-BUCKS- 401 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...TIDAL SECTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AS WELL AS SOME OF THE TIDAL SECTIONS OF ITS TRIBUTARIES. * COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE WILL WORK ITS WAY UP THE DELAWARE RIVER FROM LATE AFTERNOON IN SALEM AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY INTO THE EVENING IN BUCKS AND MERCER COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...IMPACTS...ROADWAY AND PARKING LOT FLOODING IS LIKELY IN LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO TIDAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. 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 YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 4:01 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 16 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 91 min | |
| Sep 30, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 18 min | |
| Sep 30, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 91 min | |
| Oct 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PHI | 36 hr |
Nearby
Coastal Flood Statements in New Jersey, 2011Coastal Flood Statements in Pennsylvania, 2011Every coastal flood statement 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.