Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2012, 4:37 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 113 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2012, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 113 min
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Union County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 5:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Newark, NJ | FLOODING AT HASLEY ST AND W KINNEY ST |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
028
WGUS51 KOKX 182037
FFWOKX
NJC003-013-017-039-182230-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0009.120718T2037Z-120718T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
437 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
* AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4075 7437 4080 7437 4086 7433 4088 7434
4088 7425 4082 7413 4086 7411 4088 7412
4089 7395 4071 7402 4068 7406 4066 7407
4065 7418 4063 7420 4063 7442 4066 7441
4066 7446 4067 7447
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
983
WGUS71 KOKX 182150
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
550 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NJC003-013-017-039-182230-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120718T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-UNION NJ-
550 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
UNION...SOUTH CENTRAL BERGEN...ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES...
AT 544 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC REPORTED NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...BUT ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN WILL KEEP THE FLOODING FROM SUBSIDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 4075 7437 4080 7437 4086 7433 4088 7434
4088 7425 4082 7413 4086 7411 4088 7412
4089 7395 4071 7402 4068 7406 4066 7407
4065 7418 4063 7420 4063 7442 4066 7441
4066 7446 4067 7447
$$
MPS092
WGUS71 KOKX 182222
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
622 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NJC003-013-017-039-182232-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120718T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUDSON NJ-ESSEX NJ-BERGEN NJ-UNION NJ-
622 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT FOR UNION...
SOUTH CENTRAL BERGEN...ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES...
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL MAKE IT SLOW
FOR WATER ON FLOODED ROADS TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
LAT...LON 4075 7437 4080 7437 4086 7433 4088 7434
4088 7425 4082 7413 4086 7411 4088 7412
4089 7395 4071 7402 4068 7406 4066 7407
4065 7418 4063 7420 4063 7442 4066 7441
4066 7446 4067 7447
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Passaic | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 1:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 90 min |
| Jul 18, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Passaic | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 2:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 84 min |
| Jul 18, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | OKX | Bergen, Hudson | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 4:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.