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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2012Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2012, 1:10 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports 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
Jun 22, 2012, 1:10 PM EDT (17:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 1:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOODManahawkin, NJSEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN MANAHAWKIN. SEVERAL CARS STUCK IN WATER WITH WATER NEARLY TO WINDOWS WITH OCCUPANTS INSIDE.
Jun 22, 1:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOODStafford Twp, NJSEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN STAFFORD TWP. RT 72 REDUCED TO ONE LANE DUE TO FLOODING.

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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 2012-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 840 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -24 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
840 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1512 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

321 
WGUS51 KPHI 221710
FFWPHI
NJC029-222015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0011.120622T1710Z-120622T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
110 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

* AT 101 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN OCEAN COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TOMS RIVER.

THE HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AS 
WELL AS STATE ROUTES 72...37...70 AND 35 AND U.S. ROUTE 9. DO NOT 
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. 

RAINFALL OF AROUND 2 INCHES HAS ALREADY FELL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 7408 3980 7407 3969 7413 3955 7423
      3952 7426 3954 7441 4012 7426 4010 7415
      4011 7413 4011 7409 4009 7408 4011 7404
      4009 7402

$$

FORECASTER:PO/RK
4 follow-up statements
511 
WGUS71 KPHI 221756
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
156 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

NJC029-222015-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120622T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OCEAN NJ-
156 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT 4.50 TO 5.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
LACEY, OCEAN, BARNEGAT, AND STAFFORD TOWNSHIPS.

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL. FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH THESE 
AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT...1-877-633-6772.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 7408 3980 7407 3969 7413 3955 7423
      3952 7426 3954 7441 4012 7426 4010 7415
      4011 7413 4011 7409 4009 7408 4011 7404
      4009 7402

$$

KRUZDLO
575 
WGUS71 KPHI 221815
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
215 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

NJC029-222015-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120622T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OCEAN NJ-
215 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
EASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

AT 205 PM EDT...REPORTS COMING INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
INDICATED THAT PORTIONS OF ROUTE 72 WERE RESTRICTED OR CLOSED. ROADS 
WERE ALSO CLOSED IN STAFFORD TOWNSHIP. WATER RESCUES WERE BEING 
CONDUCTED. ADDITIONAL REPORTS INDICATED THAT WATER WAS NEARLY UP TO 
CAR WINDOWS WITH OCCUPANTS INSIDE.    

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT...1-877-633-6772.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 7408 3980 7407 3969 7413 3955 7423
      3952 7426 3954 7441 4012 7426 4010 7415
      4011 7413 4011 7409 4009 7408 4011 7404
      4009 7402

$$

KRUZDLO
923 
WGUS51 KPHI 222007
FFWPHI
NJC029-222315-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120622T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
407 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

* AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT MORE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING BACK INTO 
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

&&

LAT...LON 3989 7408 3980 7407 3969 7413 3955 7423
      3952 7426 3954 7441 4012 7426 4010 7415
      4011 7413 4011 7409 4009 7408 4011 7404
      4009 7402

$$

KRUZDLO
717 
WGUS71 KPHI 222209
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
609 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

NJC029-222315-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120622T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OCEAN NJ-
609 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY...

AT 600 PM EDT...FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN OCEAN 
COUNTY. 

THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT...1-877-633-6772.

&&

LAT...LON 3978 7408 3955 7423 3952 7426 3954 7441
      3989 7432 3989 7412 3986 7412 3980 7417
      3976 7418 3972 7415 3977 7415 3981 7410
      3989 7410 3989 7408

$$

KRUZDLO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 10:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean33 min
Jun 22, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean63 min
Jun 22, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean60 min
Jun 22, 12:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean42 min
Jun 22, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jun 22, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Jun 22, 12:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIOcean2 hr
Jun 22, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean52 min
Jun 22, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean61 min
Jun 22, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington83 min
Jun 22, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 22, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean59 min
Jun 22, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean56 min
Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean73 min
Jun 22, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Jun 22, 2:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean119 min
Jun 22, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic56 min
Jun 22, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Jun 22, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Ocean63 min
Jun 22, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth59 min
Jun 22, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jun 22, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean59 min
Jun 22, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Jun 22, 3:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic2 hr
Jun 22, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex65 min
Jun 22, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington43 min
Jun 22, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren66 min
Jun 22, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland44 min
Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean60 min
Jun 22, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI94 min
Jun 22, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean2 hr
Jun 22, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May56 min
Jun 22, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren45 min
Jun 22, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Ocean55 min
Jun 22, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean59 min
Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Jun 22, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset42 min
Jun 22, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer57 min
Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Jun 22, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, Salem62 min
Jun 22, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, Salem119 min
Jun 22, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester102 min
Jun 22, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester56 min
Jun 22, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem54 min
Jun 22, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jun 22, 7:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISalem93 min
Jun 22, 7:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth73 min
Jun 22, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem69 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.