Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2012

Areal Flood Warning 50, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 27, 2012Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Dec 27, 2012, 7:58 AM EST for Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2012, 7:58 AM EST (12:58 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2012, 12:38 PM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Morris County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:59 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 nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 407 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
431 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
407 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
500 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

094 
WGUS41 KPHI 271258
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
758 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

NJC027-272100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0050.121227T1258Z-121227T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
758 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 400 PM EST THURSDAY

* AT 754 AM EST...AUTOMATED STREAM GAGE EQUIPMENT ON THE EAST DITCH  
  INDICATED RISING WATER LEVELS IN RESPONSE TO YESTERDAYS RAIN. IF   
  THIS TREND CONTINUES...FLOOD STAGE COULD BE REACHED BEFORE NOON.   
  OTHER SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA ARE ALSO RUNNING HIGH. AN AREAL    
  FLOOD WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS    
  COUNTY.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4090 7429 4090 7433 4085 7431 4081 7433
      4099 7455 4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7441
      4101 7439 4102 7436 4099 7429 4094 7428

$$

JJM
1 follow-up statement
740 
WGUS81 KPHI 271738
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1238 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012

NJC027-271747-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0050.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
1238 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS
COUNTY...

STREAMS WHICH EXPERIENCED RISES FROM YESTERDAYS RAIN HAVE NOW 
RECEDED BACK INTO THEIR BANKS. THE WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN 
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4090 7429 4090 7433 4085 7431 4081 7433
      4099 7455 4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7441
      4101 7439 4102 7436 4099 7429 4094 7428

$$

JJM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 7:55 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more6 hr
Dec 26, 9:10 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and 1 more4 hr
Dec 26, 11:15 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean3 hr
Dec 26, 11:30 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean3 days
Dec 27, 12:37 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon6 hr
Dec 27, 1:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth59 min
Dec 27, 1:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth53 min
Dec 27, 1:42 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHICape May5 hr
Dec 27, 1:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBurlington55 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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.