River Flood Warning 89, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

May 19, 2011, 10:28 AM EDT (14:28 UTC)

In effect from

May 19, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT

Expired

May 19, 2011, 9:27 PM EDT

In force

87 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Minor

County Passaic County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 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 Wanaque River at Wanaque (WNQN4). The gauge peaked at 4.91 ft at May 19, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT.

Action stage

5 ft

Minor stage

6 ft

Moderate stage

8 ft

Major stage

9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01387000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

620 
WGUS41 KPHI 191428
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1028 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

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

  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.

&&

NJC031-192028-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0089.110519T2200Z-110521T0600Z/
/WNQN4.1.ER.110519T2200Z.110520T0600Z.110521T0000Z.NO/
1028 AM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WANAQUE RIVER AT WANAQUE DAM.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 5.1 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.

$$

                   FLD       OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG   DAY TIME       CREST

WANAQUE RIVER
  WANAQUE DAM      5.0    4.74  THU 10 AM    5.1  FRI 2 AM 

&&

966 
WGUS81 KPHI 191909
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
309 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  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.

&&

NJC031-200509-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0089.110520T0000Z-110521T0600Z/
/WNQN4.1.ER.110520T0000Z.110520T0600Z.110521T0000Z.NO/
309 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WANAQUE RIVER AT WANAQUE DAM.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT 2:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 5.1 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  BY TOMORROW EVENING.

$$

                   FLD       OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG     STG  DAY TIME       CREST

WANAQUE RIVER
  WANAQUE DAM      5.0    4.89  THU 2 PM       5.1  FRI 2 AM 

&&

331 
WGUS81 KPHI 200127
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
927 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
JERSEY...
 
  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.

&&

NJC031-200157-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110521T0600Z/
/WNQN4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
927 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WANAQUE RIVER AT WANAQUE DAM.
* AT  9:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL 
  TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.


$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

WANAQUE RIVER
  WANAQUE DAM      5.0    4.91  THU 9 PM      CRESTED

&&

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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.