River Flood Warning 224, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Dec 8, 2011, 5:14 AM EST (10:14 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 8, 2011, 11:00 AM EST

Expired

Dec 8, 2011, 10:33 AM EST

In force

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 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.

Written for the forecast point Pequannock River at Macopin (MCPN4). The gauge peaked at 5.22 ft at Dec 8, 2011, 5:00 PM EST.

Action stage

5 ft

Minor stage

5.5 ft

Moderate stage

6.5 ft

Major stage

7.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01382500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

790 
WGUS41 KPHI 081014
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
514 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011

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

  PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM AFFECTING MORRIS AND PASSAIC 
  COUNTIES
  WANAQUE RIVER AT WANAQUE DAM AFFECTING PASSAIC COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC027-031-081614-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0224.111208T1600Z-111210T0000Z/
/MCPN4.1.ER.111208T1600Z.111209T0000Z.111209T1800Z.NO/
514 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 4:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 5.8 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...ROAD CLOSURES BEGIN IN BOTH BUTLER AND 
  BLOOMINGDALE DUE TO FLOODING.

$$

NJC031-081614-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0225.111208T1014Z-000000T0000Z/
/WNQN4.1.ER.111208T0656Z.111209T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
514 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WANAQUE RIVER AT WANAQUE DAM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 4:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 5.8 FEET TONIGHT
  THEN BEGIN FALLING.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG   DAY TIME      CREST

PEQUANNOCK RIVER
  MACOPIN DAM      5.5    5.01  THU 4 AM      5.8    THU 7 PM 

WANAQUE RIVER 
  WANAQUE DAM      5.0    5.27  THU 4 AM      5.8    FRI 1 AM 

&&

556 
WGUS81 KPHI 081533
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1033 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
JERSEY...
 
  PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM AFFECTING MORRIS AND PASSAIC 
  COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC027-031-081603-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0224.000000T0000Z-111210T0000Z/
/MCPN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1033 AM EST THU DEC 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE PEQUANNOCK RIVER BELOW MACOPIN DAM.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 5.3 FEET THIS 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 5.5 FEET...ROAD CLOSURES BEGIN IN BOTH BUTLER AND 
  BLOOMINGDALE DUE TO FLOODING.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG   DAY TIME      CREST

PEQUANNOCK RIVER
  MACOPIN DAM      5.5    5.11  THU 10 AM     5.3    THU 7 PM 

&&

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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.