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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2011, 10:26 PM EST for Somerset County, New Jersey. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 6:40 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2011, 10:26 PM EST (03:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2011, 6:40 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2011, 3:32 AM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Somerset County, NJ
The river
Written for the forecast point Millstone River at Blackwells Mills (BKWN4). The gauge peaked at 9.19 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 8:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 10 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01402000, 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.
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WGUS41 KPHI 110326
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1026 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...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-110926-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0041.110311T1000Z-110313T0409Z/
/BKWN4.2.ER.110311T1000Z.110312T0000Z.110312T2209Z.NO/
1026 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...WASHINGTON STREET AND SEVERAL BUSINESSES ARE
FLOODED
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 4.72 THU 9 PM 12.1 FRI 7 PM
&&5 follow-up statements
821
WGUS81 KPHI 110731
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
231 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-111731-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0041.110311T1140Z-110313T0300Z/
/BKWN4.2.ER.110311T1140Z.110312T0000Z.110312T2100Z.NO/
231 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 2:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
TO NEAR 12.0 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...WASHINGTON STREET AND SEVERAL BUSINESSES ARE
FLOODED
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 6.33 FRI 2 AM 12.0 FRI 7 PM
&&726
WGUS81 KPHI 111519
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1019 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON AFFECTING HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET
COUNTIES
RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK 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.
&&
NJC035-120119-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110312T1836Z/
/BKWN4.2.ER.110311T2120Z.110312T0500Z.110312T1236Z.NO/
1019 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* AT 9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 10.0 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE D&R CANAL IS FLOODED BY THE MILLSTONE RIVER
$$
NJC019-035-120119-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110312T0200Z/
/STTN4.1.ER.110311T0458Z.110311T1130Z.110311T2000Z.NO/
1019 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOUTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT STANTON.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...RIGHT BANK AND APPROACH TO BRIDGE FLOODED.
$$
NJC035-111549-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110311T2000Z/
/RRTN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1019 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* AT 9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9.5 FEET. THE RIVER
WILL FALL TO 4.6 FEET BY .
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH
BRANCH VILLAGE
$$
NJC023-035-120119-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110312T0140Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.110311T1435Z.110311T1800Z.110311T1940Z.NO/
1019 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* AT 9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 14.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...DUKES PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD IN MANVILLE
$$
NJC023-035-120119-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110312T0504Z/
/BDKN4.1.ER.110311T1832Z.110311T2100Z.110311T2304Z.NO/
1019 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* AT 9:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 28.9 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 7.82 FRI 9 AM 10.0 SAT 12 AM
RARITAN RIVER
MANVILLE 14.0 13.95 FRI 9 AM 14.5 FRI 1 PM
BOUND BROOK 28.0 26.73 FRI 9 AM 28.9 FRI 4 PM
STANTON 8.0 8.91 FRI 10 AM 8.5 FRI 1 PM
RARITAN 10.0 9.53 FRI 9 AM 9.1 FRI 1 PM
&&373
WGUS41 KPHI 111952
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
252 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-120152-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110312T1832Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.110311T2127Z.110312T0600Z.110312T1232Z.NO/
252 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 9.6 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE D&R CANAL IS FLOODED BY THE MILLSTONE RIVER
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 8.74 FRI 2 PM 9.6 SAT 1 AM
&&961
WGUS81 KPHI 120112
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
812 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY..
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-121112-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110312T1832Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.110311T2145Z.110312T0600Z.110312T1232Z.NO/
812 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.6 FEET BY AFTER
MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE D&R CANAL IS FLOODED BY THE MILLSTONE RIVER
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 9.19 FRI 8 PM 9.6 SAT 1 AM
&&950
WGUS81 KPHI 120832
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
332 AM EST SAT MAR 12 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW
JERSEY...PENNSYLVANIA...
MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT POTTSTOWN AFFECTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC035-120902-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110312T1832Z/
/BKWN4.1.ER.110311T2145Z.110312T0315Z.110312T0700Z.NO/
332 AM EST SAT MAR 12 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE MILLSTONE RIVER AT BLACKWELLS MILLS.
* AT 3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.5 FEET BY SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE REACHED WITH FLOODING NOW ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN BLACKWELLS MILLS AND S. RIVER STREET IN MILLSTONE
$$
PAC091-120902-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110312T1500Z/
/PTNP1.1.ER.110311T1240Z.110312T0031Z.110312T0735Z.NO/
332 AM EST SAT MAR 12 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER AT POTTSTOWN.
* AT 3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.5 FEET BY SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...PA ROUTE 724 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
MILLSTONE RIVER
BLACKWELLS MILL 9.0 8.90 SAT 3 AM 8.4 SAT 7 AM
SCHUYLKILL RIVER
POTTSTOWN 13.0 12.79 SAT 3 AM 12.5 SAT 4 AM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 7:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Passaic | 59 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:45 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Passaic | 63 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:45 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Bergen, Morris, Passaic | 46 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 20 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 22 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 66 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Passaic | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 11:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 60 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 31 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 40 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 40 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 38 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 38 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 31 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 38 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.