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River Flood Warning 93, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 14, 2011Mercer County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Aug 14, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT for Mercer County, New Jersey. It took effect at Aug 14, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 14, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 15, 2011, 12:43 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
Minor

County Mercer County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Assunpink Creek at Trenton (TACN4). The gauge peaked at 8.82 ft at Aug 14, 2011, 10:00 PM EDT.

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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.

912 
WGUS41 KPHI 142004
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
404 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC021-150204-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0093.110814T2200Z-110815T0618Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.110814T2200Z.110815T0000Z.110815T0018Z.NO/
404 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 3:15 PM...THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET AND RISING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.6 FEET THIS EVENING.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MULBERRY STREET FLOODS

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ASSUNPINK CREEK
  TRENTON          8.5    6.7  SUN 315 PM     8.6  SUN 8 PM 

&&

IOVINO
2 follow-up statements
118 
WGUS81 KPHI 150122
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
922 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ASSUNPINK CREEK
AT TRENTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NJC021-151122-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-110815T1200Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.110814T2200Z.110815T0300Z.110815T0600Z.NO/
922 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON.
* AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY...THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.9 FEET TONIGHT.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ASSUNPINK CREEK
  TRENTON          8.5    8.8  SUN 900 PM     8.9  SUN 1100 PM

&&

IOVINO
995 
WGUS81 KPHI 150443
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1243 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED 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.

&&

NJC021-150513-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-110815T1200Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.110814T2200Z.110815T0200Z.110815T0351Z.NO/
1243 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ASSUNPINK CREEK AT TRENTON.
* AT 12:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET AND FALLING. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:51 PM SUNDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.0 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MULBERRY STREET FLOODS

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

ASSUNPINK CREEK
  TRENTON          8.5    8.34  MON 12 AM     CRESTED

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 9:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren4 hr
Aug 13, 10:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren4 hr
Aug 13, 11:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex4 hr
Aug 13, 11:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris4 hr
Aug 14, 12:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 14, 12:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Somerset3 hr
Aug 14, 2:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren4 hr
Aug 14, 3:25 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI30 hr
Aug 14, 3:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem113 min
Aug 14, 3:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more25 hr
Aug 14, 3:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 4 more4 hr
Aug 14, 4:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Mercer60 min
Aug 14, 5:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Aug 14, 6:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren3 hr
Aug 14, 7:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 4 more4 hr
Aug 14, 8:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Aug 14, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem18 hr
Aug 14, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI40 min
Aug 14, 12:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris28 hr
Aug 14, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI35 min
Aug 14, 12:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem62 min
Aug 14, 12:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren7 hr
Aug 14, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem66 min
Aug 14, 1:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset16 hr
Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington6 hr
Aug 14, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester52 min
Aug 14, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean57 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.