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River Flood Warning 215, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 23, 2011Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Nov 23, 2011, 9:41 PM EST for Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 23, 2011, 9:41 PM EST (02:41 UTC)
Expired: Nov 24, 2011, 9:12 AM EST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity: Minor

County Morris County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Rockaway River at Boonton below reservoir (BONN4). The gauge peaked at 5.10 ft at Nov 24, 2011, 1:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 4.5 ft
Minor stage: 5 ft
Moderate stage: 7 ft
Major stage: 8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01381000, 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.

038 
WGUS41 KPHI 240241
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
941 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE 
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC027-240836-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0215.111124T0241Z-111124T0836Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.111124T0208Z.111124T0216Z.111124T0236Z.NO/
941 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 5.01 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING. THE RIVER WILL CREST 
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE RETURNING BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON VAIL ROAD IN MONTVILLE.
  THE ROAD HEADING INTO PARSIPPANY IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    5.01  WED 915 PM    5.1  THU 100 AM 

&&

IOVINO

2 follow-up statements

717 
WGUS81 KPHI 240814
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
314 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC027-241900-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0215.000000T0000Z-111124T1900Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.111124T0208Z.111124T0745Z.111124T1300Z.NO/
314 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* AT  2:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER 
  THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON VAIL ROAD IN MONTVILLE. THE 
  ROAD HEADING INTO PARSIPPANY IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    5.09  THU 3 AM     CRESTED...WILL FALL BELOW
                                              FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING 

&&

411 
WGUS81 KPHI 241412
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
912 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
JERSEY...
 
  ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC027-241442-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0215.000000T0000Z-111124T1900Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.111124T0208Z.111124T0745Z.111124T1200Z.NO/
912 AM EST THU NOV 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* AT  8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.97 FEET AND FALLING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.3 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON VAIL ROAD IN MONTVILLE. THE 
  ROAD HEADING INTO PARSIPPANY IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ROCKAWAY RIVER
  BOONTON BELOW T  5.0    4.97  THU 8 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 24, 1:48 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 4 more	13 hr
Nov 24, 3:13 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	PHI		12 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.