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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 7, 2011Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 7, 2011, 8:55 AM EST for Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 7, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2011, 8:55 AM EST (13:55 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 7, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Mar 7, 2011, 7:30 PM EST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:00 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 river

Written for the forecast point Delaware River at Tocks Island (TKSN4). The gauge peaked at 20.45 ft at Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01440200, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

836 
WGUS41 KPHI 071355
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
855 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...PENNSYLVANIA... 

  DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND AFFECTING SUSSEX...WARREN...MONROE 
    AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES

&&

NJC037-041-PAC089-095-071955-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0017.110307T2100Z-110308T0700Z/
/TKSN4.1.ER.110307T2100Z.110308T0000Z.110308T0100Z.NO/
855 AM EST MON MAR 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 21.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...APPROACH ROADS TO SHAWNEE INN FLOOD

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

DELAWARE RIVER
  TOCKS ISLAND     21.0   18.08  MON 8 AM    21.2  MON 7 PM 

&&

2 follow-up statements

089 
WGUS81 KPHI 071914
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
214 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
   PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND AFFECTING SUSSEX...WARREN...MONROE AND
  NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES 
  DELAWARE RIVER AT EASTON-PHILLIPSBURG BRIDGE AFFECTING WARREN...
  NORTHAMPTON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES 
  DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE AFFECTING HUNTERDON...MERCER AND BUCKS 
  COUNTIES 

...ONLY MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED...

&&

NJC037-041-PAC089-095-080514-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0017.110308T0000Z-110308T0615Z/
/TKSN4.1.ER.110308T0000Z.110308T0000Z.110308T0015Z.NO/
214 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  1:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE STAGE AT TOCKS ISLAND IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR THE 21 FOOT FLOOD
  STAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO FALL.
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...APPROACH ROADS TO SHAWNEE INN FLOOD

$$

NJC019-041-PAC095-080513-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110308T1222Z/
/ESTN4.1.ER.110307T2100Z.110308T0200Z.110308T0622Z.NO/
214 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DELAWARE RIVER AT EASTON-PHILLIPSBURG BRIDGE.
* AT  1:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 22.9 FEET THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE TONIGHT.


$$

NJC019-021-PAC017-080513-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0016.110307T2258Z-110308T0840Z/
/RGLN4.1.ER.110307T2258Z.110308T0000Z.110308T0240Z.NO/
214 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  1:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 22.4 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

DELAWARE RIVER
  TOCKS ISLAND     21.0   20.32  MON 1 PM    21.1  MON 4 PM 
  EASTON-PHILLIPS  22.0   21.36  MON 1 PM    22.9  MON 7 PM 
  RIEGELSVILLE     22.0   20.68  MON 1 PM    22.4  MON 9 PM 

&&

563 
WGUS81 KPHI 080030
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
730 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
JERSEY...PENNSYLVANIA...
 
  DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND AFFECTING SUSSEX...WARREN...MONROE 
  AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

&&

NJC037-041-PAC089-095-080100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110308T0615Z/
/TKSN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
730 PM EST MON MAR 7 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND.
* AT  7:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 20.5 FEET.  
  THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 11.4 FEET BY .
* IMPACT...AT 21.0 FEET...APPROACH ROADS TO SHAWNEE INN FLOOD

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

DELAWARE RIVER
  TOCKS ISLAND     21.0   20.13  MON 7 PM    18.8  TUE 1 AM 

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 6, 9:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	7 hr
Mar 6, 9:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	6 hr
Mar 6, 10:11 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	9 hr
Mar 6, 11:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks	5 hr
Mar 7, 1:25 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Bucks	9 hr
Mar 7, 3:18 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Monroe	3 hr
Mar 7, 3:55 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Monroe	5 hr
Mar 7, 8:52 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Northampton	17 hr
Mar 7, 8:52 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Bucks	17 hr
Mar 7, 6:19 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Monroe	5 hr
Mar 6, 7:03 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington	4 hr
Mar 6, 7:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Middlesex, Somerset	67 min
Mar 6, 7:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean	64 min
Mar 6, 8:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	58 min
Mar 6, 8:38 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth	52 min
Mar 6, 10:21 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	24 hr
Mar 6, 10:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	6 hr
Mar 6, 10:40 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Morris, Passaic	46 hr
Mar 6, 10:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Bergen, Morris, Passaic	39 hr
Mar 6, 10:50 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Morris, Passaic	43 hr
Mar 6, 11:45 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Sussex, Warren	6 hr
Mar 7, 1:01 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Morris	43 hr
Mar 7, 1:01 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Morris	7 days
Mar 7, 4:03 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	6 hr
Mar 7, 4:03 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Middlesex, Somerset	17 hr
Mar 7, 4:03 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Middlesex, Somerset	17 hr
Mar 7, 4:10 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Essex, Morris, Passaic	41 days
Mar 7, 4:10 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Essex, Passaic	41 days
Mar 7, 4:46 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Sussex, Warren	14 hr
Mar 7, 9:28 AM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	19 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2011 River Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2011 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.