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River Flood Warning 212, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Nov 23, 2011, 12:12 PM EST for Somerset County, New Jersey. It took effect at Nov 23, 2011, 9:24 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2011, 12:12 PM EST (17:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2011, 9:24 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2011, 7:57 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:15 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 Millstone River at Blackwells Mills (BKWN4). The gauge peaked at 9.36 ft at Nov 23, 2011, 11:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01402000, 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.
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WGUS41 KPHI 231713
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1212 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-232312-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0212.111123T2200Z-111124T1648Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.111123T2200Z.111124T0600Z.111124T1048Z.NO/
1212 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 11:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 9.4 FEET TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH FLOODING NOW ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN BLACKWELLS MILLS AND S. RIVER STREET IN MILLSTONE.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 7.96 WED 11 AM 9.4 THU 1 AM
&&4 follow-up statements
037
WGUS81 KPHI 232031
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-240631-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0212.111124T0300Z-111124T1300Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.111124T0300Z.111124T0600Z.111124T0700Z.NO/
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 3:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 9.1 FEET OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH FLOODING NOW ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN BLACKWELLS MILLS AND S. RIVER STREET IN MILLSTONE.
$$
NJC023-035-240415-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0213.000000T0000Z-111124T0415Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.111123T1935Z.111123T2200Z.111123T2215Z.NO/
331 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* AT 3:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.2 FEET BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...STREET AND ROADWAY FLOODING WIDESPREAD IN THE
MANVILLE AREA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 8.71 WED 3 PM 9.1 THU 1 AM
RARITAN RIVER
MANVILLE 14.0 14.10 WED 3 PM 14.2 WED 5 PM
&&724
WGUS81 KPHI 240229
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
929 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT
BLACKWELLS MILLS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
NJC035-241229-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0212.111124T0224Z-111124T1300Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.111123T2210Z.111124T0215Z.111124T0700Z.NO/
929 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WAS NEARING ITS CREST AND IT SHOULD
BEGIN FALLING OVERNIGHT...RETURNING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG RIVER ROAD IN
BLACKWELLS MILLS AND ALONG SOUTH RIVER STREET IN MILLSTONE.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 9.33 WED 915 PM 9.4 WED 1000 PM
&&
IOVINO545
WGUS81 KPHI 240811
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
311 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-241900-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0212.000000T0000Z-111124T1900Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.111123T2210Z.111124T0415Z.111124T1300Z.NO/
311 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* AT 2:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER
THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH FLOODING NOW ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN BLACKWELLS MILLS AND S. RIVER STREET IN MILLSTONE
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 9.20 THU 3 AM CRESTED...WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING
&&295
WGUS81 KPHI 241257
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
757 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-241327-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0212.000000T0000Z-111124T1900Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.111123T2210Z.111124T0415Z.111124T1022Z.NO/
757 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* AT 7:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5:22 AM THURSDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.5 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH FLOODING NOW ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN BLACKWELLS MILLS AND S. RIVER STREET IN MILLSTONE
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 8.83 THU 7 AM CRESTED AND FALLING
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 7:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren | 4 hr |
| Nov 22, 9:29 PM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 30 hr | |
| Nov 22, 9:32 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:17 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 6 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren | 6 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:44 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 8 hr |
| Nov 23, 5:13 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 23, 6:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 5 hr |
| Nov 23, 11:55 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 13 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 7 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:29 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 11 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:27 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Passaic | 6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.