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River Flood Warning 213, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 23, 2011Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Nov 23, 2011, 1:15 PM EST for Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It took effect at Nov 23, 2011, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 23, 2011, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 23, 2011, 3:00 PM EST
Expired: Nov 23, 2011, 8:10 PM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 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 Raritan River at Manville (MNVN4). The gauge peaked at 14.25 ft at Nov 23, 2011, 5:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01400500, 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.

593 
WGUS41 KPHI 231815
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
115 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... 

  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.

&&

NJC023-035-240015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0213.111123T2000Z-111124T0200Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.111123T2000Z.111123T2000Z.111123T2000Z.NO/
115 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 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

RARITAN RIVER
  MANVILLE         14.0   13.62  WED 12 PM   14.0    WED 3 PM 

&&

2 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 

&&

361 
WGUS81 KPHI 240110
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
810 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE RARITAN RIVER AT
MANVILLE...

&&

NJC023-035-240140-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0213.000000T0000Z-111124T0415Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.111123T1935Z.111123T2230Z.111124T0027Z.NO/
810 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* AT 7:45 PM...THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET AND FALLING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER LEVEL FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7:27 PM.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  MANVILLE         14.0   13.92  WED 745 PM   CRESTED 

&&

IOVINO

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, 12:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	PHI	Somerset	20 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

Nearby

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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.