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Areal Flood Advisory 50, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 13, 20134 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 13, 2013, 7:50 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2013, 7:50 PM EDT (23:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2013, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2013-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2013-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jun 13, 7:33 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 7:33 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
525 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0524 PM     TSTM WND GST     CEDARVILLE              39.33N  75.20W
06/13/2013  E60 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1300118

BUNKER
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
526 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

NJZ021-132230-
CUMBERLAND NJ-
526 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

AT 525 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR DIVIDING CREEK...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE
NEAR PORT ELIZABETH AROUND 540 PM.

LAT...LON 3930 7488 3925 7489 3919 7503 3921 7504
      3920 7511 3917 7514 3919 7517 3923 7518
      3924 7520 3930 7524 3947 7502 3931 7487

NIERENBERG
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
538 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

NJZ017-020>027-132245-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
OCEAN NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
538 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...EASTERN
CUMBERLAND...NORTHERN CAPE MAY...SOUTHEASTERN
BURLINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER AND SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTIES...

AT 537 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR BELLEPLAIN
FOREST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ENGLISH CREEK AROUND 550 PM...ABSECON AROUND
600 PM...BRIGANTINE AROUND 610 PM...BEACH HAVEN AROUND 620 PM...NORTH
BEACH HAVEN AROUND 630 PM AND HARVEY CEDARS AROUND 640 PM.

LAT...LON 3956 7422 3949 7430 3948 7429 3943 7432
      3934 7443 3911 7488 3917 7490 3950 7516
      3946 7509 3955 7507 3989 7413 3986 7412
      3978 7418 3972 7415 3977 7415 3985 7410
      3977 7408

NIERENBERG
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
602 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     TSTM WND GST     FRANKFORD               38.52N  75.23W
06/13/2013  M68 MPH          SUSSEX             DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1300119

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
609 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     MILLVILLE               39.39N  75.05W
06/13/2013  M58 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NJ   ASOS

            MEASURED WIND SPEED

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1300120

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
616 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0553 PM     TSTM WND GST     NEWPORT                 39.30N  75.18W
06/13/2013  M63 MPH          CUMBERLAND         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1300121

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 9:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem57 min
Jun 13, 9:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and 1 more58 min
Jun 13, 9:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 13, 10:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more57 min
Jun 13, 10:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI94 min
Jun 13, 10:43 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jun 13, 10:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May55 min
Jun 13, 10:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 13, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean29 min
Jun 13, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 13, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Jun 13, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 13, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland64 min
Jun 13, 5:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem4 hr
Jun 13, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic67 min
Jun 13, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Jun 13, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem58 min
Jun 13, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jun 13, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 13, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean58 min
Jun 13, 6:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean4 hr
Jun 13, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Jun 13, 5:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks, Montgomery69 min
Jun 13, 7:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks119 min
Jun 13, 7:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks61 min
Jun 13, 8:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester50 min
Jun 13, 8:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware50 min
Jun 13, 1:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex41 min
Jun 13, 9:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle31 min
Jun 13, 9:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent51 min
Jun 13, 9:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex35 min
Jun 13, 10:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Sussex81 min
Jun 13, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex65 min
Jun 13, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent54 min
Jun 13, 5:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex4 hr
Jun 13, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent63 min
Jun 13, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle56 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in New Jersey, 2013Every areal flood advisory in 2013

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.