Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2012, 4:54 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 81 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
- Sep 5, 2012, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2012, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 81 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:32 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Stafford Twp, NJ | FLOODING ALONG MCKINLEY AVE IN STAFFORD TWP. COCORAHS SPOTTER REPORTED 3.01 INCHES OF RAIN DURING A TWO HOUR PERIOD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 950 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651
WGUS51 KPHI 052054
FFWPHI
NJC029-052215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0056.120905T2054Z-120905T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
454 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
* AT 449 PM EDT...RAIN GAGE REPORTS INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARVEY CEDARS TO WARREN
GROVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF TOMS RIVER
TO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
* A REPORT OF 1.75 INCHES WAS RECEIVED FROM STAFFORD TOWNSHIP...MOST
OF THAT IN 45 MINUTES.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
OF SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN
AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.
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. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! NEVER TRY
TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE
RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3965 7416 3969 7438 3971 7440 3975 7439
3978 7417 3975 7418 3974 7415 3972 7415
3974 7414 3977 7415 3979 7412 3977 7409
$$
FORECASTER: DRAG2 follow-up statements
067
WGUS71 KPHI 052111
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
511 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
NJC029-052215-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120905T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OCEAN NJ-
511 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY...
AT 501 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BARNEGAT TO
WARREN GROVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF TOMS
RIVER TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARNEGAT...BARNEGAT LIGHT...BEACH HAVEN WEST...HARVEY CEDARS...SURF
CITY...WARREN GROVE AND STAFFORD.
STORM TOTALS BY THE TIME THE RAIN ENDS AROUND 6 PM SHOULD RANGE FROM
1 TO POSSIBLY 4 INCHES.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SHORT TERM SITUATION...IN PART
BECAUSE THE RAIN IS FALLING ON AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES...POSSIBLY KNOCKING OUT POWER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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 3965 7416 3969 7438 3971 7440 3975 7439
3978 7417 3975 7418 3974 7415 3972 7415
3974 7414 3977 7415 3979 7412 3977 7409
$$
FORECASTER:DRAG607
WGUS71 KPHI 052158
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
558 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
NJC029-052215-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120905T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OCEAN NJ-
558 PM EDT WED SEP 5 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY...
AT 553 PM EDT...MOST OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE WARNING AREA.
AMOUNTS OF NEARLY 3 INCHES WERE RECORDED IN STAFFORD TOWNSHIP.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BARNEGAT...BARNEGAT LIGHT...BEACH HAVEN WEST...HARVEY CEDARS...SURF
CITY AND WARREN GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL PROBABLY HAS CAUSE FLOODING OF
HIGHWAYS AND ANY UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF ANY CREEKS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS
ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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 3965 7416 3969 7438 3971 7440 3975 7439
3978 7417 3975 7418 3974 7415 3972 7415
3974 7414 3977 7415 3979 7412 3977 7409
$$
FORECASTER: DRAGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 54 min |
| Sep 4, 8:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Warren | 34 min |
| Sep 4, 9:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 56 min |
| Sep 4, 10:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 36 min |
| Sep 4, 10:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 57 min |
| Sep 4, 11:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 12:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 55 min |
| Sep 5, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 58 min |
| Sep 5, 9:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 62 min |
| Sep 5, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 41 min |
| Sep 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 26 min | |
| Sep 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Salem | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 32 min |
| Sep 5, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 48 min | |
| Sep 5, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Ocean | 56 min |
| Sep 5, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 43 min | |
| Sep 5, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 98 min |
| Sep 5, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic | 28 min |
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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.