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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2012Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2012, 8:19 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 70 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
Jun 22, 2012, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2012, 9:29 PM EDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 8:46 PM EDTFLASH FLOODUpper Deerfield Twp, NJNUMEROUS ROADWAYS ARE FLOODED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1073 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
1073 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1341 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

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

684 
WGUS51 KPHI 230019
FFWPHI
NJC011-015-033-230215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0016.120623T0019Z-120623T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY...
  SALEM COUNTY...
  NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

* AT 817 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND...
  SALEM AND SOUTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTIES.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALLOWAY...
  CLAYTON...ELMER...GLASSBORO...MULLICA HILL...OLIVET...PITMAN...
  ROSENHAYN...SEABROOK FARMS...SHILOH...SWEDESBORO...WOODSTOWN...
  FRANKLINVILLE AND MALAGA.

UP TO THREE INCHES OF QUICK FALLING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3975 7545 3976 7504 3942 7504 3946 7544

$$

KRUZDLO
1 follow-up statement
713 
WGUS71 KPHI 230129
FFSPHI

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

NJC011-015-033-230138-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120623T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GLOUCESTER NJ-SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
929 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN
CUMBERLAND...SALEM AND SOUTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS 
BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3975 7545 3976 7504 3942 7504 3946 7544

$$

KRUZDLO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean45 min
Jun 22, 8:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISalem53 min
Jun 22, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem45 min
Jun 22, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 22, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May61 min
Jun 22, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more61 min
Jun 22, 9:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester2 hr
Jun 22, 9:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean116 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.