River Flood Warning 229, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Dec 8, 2011, 12:45 PM EST (17:45 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 8, 2011, 1:00 PM EST

Expired

Dec 8, 2011, 4:14 PM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Bergen County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes (PPTN4). The gauge peaked at 11.26 ft at Dec 8, 2011, 1:00 PM EST.

Action stage

10 ft

Minor stage

11.5 ft

Moderate stage

13.5 ft

Major stage

14.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01388000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

543 
WGUS41 KPHI 081745
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1245 PM 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... 

  RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...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.

&&

NJC003-027-031-082345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0229.111208T1800Z-111209T0000Z/
/PPTN4.1.ER.111208T1800Z.111208T1800Z.111208T1800Z.NO/
1245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 11.5 FEET...SOUTH SECTION OF POMPTON LAKES EXPERIENCES 
  FLOODING.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RAMAPO RIVER
  POMPTON LAKES    11.5   11.33  THU 12 PM   11.5    THU 1 PM 

&&

HEAVENER

301 
WGUS81 KPHI 082114
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
414 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...
 
  BRANDYWINE CREEK AT CHADDS FORD AFFECTING CHESTER AND DELAWARE 
  COUNTIES

  RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES AFFECTING BERGEN...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.

&&

PAC029-045-082144-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0222.000000T0000Z-111209T0240Z/
/CDFP1.1.ER.111208T0807Z.111208T1500Z.111208T1916Z.NO/
414 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AT CHADDS FORD.
* AT 3:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:16 PM THURSDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.3 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE INTERSECTION OF CREEK ROAD AND ROUTE 926 
  NEAR POCOPSON FLOODS UPSTREAM OF CHADDS FORD.

$$

NJC003-027-031-082144-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0229.000000T0000Z-111209T0000Z/
/PPTN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
414 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RAMAPO RIVER AT POMPTON LAKES.
* AT 3:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11.3 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.5 FEET...SOUTH SECTION OF POMPTON LAKES EXPERIENCES 
  FLOODING.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RAMAPO RIVER
  POMPTON LAKES    11.5   11.02  THU 3 PM    CRESTED AND FALLING

BRANDYWINE CREEK
  CHADDS FORD      9.0    7.85  THU 4 PM     CRESTED AND FALLING

&&

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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.