Alert archive / New Jersey / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 27, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2012, 1:46 PM EST for Burlington County, New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 28, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2012, 1:46 PM EST (18:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2012, 8:49 PM EST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Burlington County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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 river
Written for the forecast point North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton (PEBN4). The gauge peaked at 2.56 ft at Dec 28, 2012, 10:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 2.3 ft
- Minor stage
- 2.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 3.5 ft
- Major stage
- 4.2 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01467000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
226
WGUS41 KPHI 271846
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
146 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC005-280046-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0027.121228T0600Z-121228T1800Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0600Z.121228T0600Z.121228T1200Z.NO/
146 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.44 THU 1 PM 2.5 FRI 1 AM
&&7 follow-up statements
646
WGUS81 KPHI 280005
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
705 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC005-281205-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0027.121228T0600Z-121229T0600Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0600Z.121228T0600Z.121229T0000Z.NO/
705 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.47 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND CREST AROUND IT ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.47 THU 630 PM 2.5 FRI 1 AM
&&596
WGUS81 KPHI 281056
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
556 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS
CREEK AT PEMBERTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
NJC005-282056-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0145Z.121228T1045Z.121230T0600Z.NO/
556 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* AT 5:45 AM, THE STAGE WAS 2.55 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WAS NEARING CREST AND IT SHOULD
BEGIN TO FALL SLOWLY TODAY, RETURNING BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE
OVER THE WEEKEND.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.55 FRI 545 AM NEAR CREST
&&
IOVINO630
WGUS81 KPHI 281529
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1029 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC005-290129-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0145Z.121228T1500Z.121230T0600Z.NO/
1029 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN STEADY NEAR 2.6 FEET THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.56 FRI 10 AM 2.6 FRI 1 PM
&&817
WGUS81 KPHI 282202
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
502 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC005-291202-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121230T1200Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0145Z.121228T1500Z.121230T0600Z.NO/
502 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* AT 500 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.56 FEET AND CRESTING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL AND BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.56 FRI 5 PM CRESTING
&&486
WGUS81 KPHI 291005
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
505 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS
CREEK AT PEMBERTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
NJC005-292005-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0145Z.121228T1500Z.121229T1800Z.NO/
505 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* AT 4:45 AM, THE STAGE WAS 2.52 FEET AND FALLING SLOWLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND IT SHOULD
RETURN BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN EASTAMPTON.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.52 SAT 445 AM CRESTED
&&
IOVINO276
WGUS81 KPHI 291923
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
223 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC005-300523-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0145Z.121228T1500Z.121230T1200Z.NO/
223 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS NEAR 2.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
ONCE TODAY'S RAIN AND SNOW ENDS AND ANY SLOW RESPONSE IS DETERMINED
TO BE NEGLIGIBLE...THE WARNING WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.48 SAT 2 PM 2.5 SAT 7 PM
&&623
WGUS81 KPHI 300149
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
849 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON AFFECTING BURLINGTON COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC005-300219-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121230T1800Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.121228T0145Z.121228T1500Z.121229T1445Z.NO/
849 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9:45 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 2.3 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
RANCOCAS CREEK
PEMBERTON 2.5 2.44 SAT 8 PM 2.4 SUN 1 AM
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 7:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:10 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 3 days |
| Dec 27, 12:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 59 min |
| Dec 27, 1:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 53 min |
| Dec 27, 7:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Cape May | 5 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.