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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 10, 2011Mercer County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2011, 9:39 PM EST for Mercer County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2011, 9:39 PM EST (02:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 11, 2011, 9:42 AM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
Minor

County Mercer County, NJ

The river

Written for the forecast point Assunpink Creek at Trenton (TACN4). The gauge peaked at 6.31 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 5:00 AM EST.

actionminormoderate4681003/1103/12
Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8.5 ft
Moderate stage
9.5 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01464000, 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.

660 
WGUS41 KPHI 110239
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
939 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

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

  ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON AFFECTING MERCER COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC021-110839-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0034.110311T1103Z-110311T1917Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.110311T1103Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1317Z.NO/
939 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON.
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 8.8 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY NOON TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MULBERRY STREET FLOODS

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ASSUNPINK CREEK
  TRENTON          8.5    4.77  THU 9 PM     8.8  FRI 7 AM 

&&
2 follow-up statements
785 
WGUS81 KPHI 110720
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
220 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON AFFECTING MERCER COUNTY 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC021-111720-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0034.110311T1200Z-110311T1800Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.110311T1200Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1200Z.NO/
220 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 1:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MULBERRY STREET FLOODS

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ASSUNPINK CREEK
  TRENTON          8.5    5.77  FRI 1 AM     8.5  FRI 7 AM 

&&
211 
WGUS81 KPHI 111442
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
942 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
JERSEY...
 
  ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON AFFECTING MERCER COUNTY

&&

NJC021-111512-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110311T1800Z/
/TACN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
942 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON.
* AT  9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 6.3 FEET.  THE RIVER
  WILL FALL TO 4.9 FEET BY .


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ASSUNPINK CREEK
  TRENTON          8.5    6.02  FRI 9 AM     5.6  FRI 1 PM 

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 7:00 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and 1 more6 hr
Mar 10, 7:39 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris24 hr
Mar 10, 8:08 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic59 hr
Mar 10, 9:45 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic63 hr
Mar 10, 9:45 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBergen, Morris, Passaic46 hr
Mar 10, 10:26 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset29 hr
Mar 10, 10:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset20 hr
Mar 10, 10:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset12 hr
Mar 10, 10:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset23 hr
Mar 10, 10:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset23 hr
Mar 10, 10:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset22 hr
Mar 10, 10:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset66 hr
Mar 10, 10:36 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIPassaic4 days
Mar 10, 11:47 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more12 hr
Mar 11, 1:08 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 3 more16 hr
Mar 11, 1:43 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI60 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren31 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren40 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer40 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon38 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon38 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer31 hr
Mar 11, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMercer38 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.