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Areal Flood Advisory 95, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 3, 2013Burlington County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 3, 2013, 6:30 PM EDT for Burlington County, New Jersey. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2013, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Burlington County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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 nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2013-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 572 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2013-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
572 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-042000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
345 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A PROLONGED HEAT WAVE IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE
AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-042000-
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
345 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-042000-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
345 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:58 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1258 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

NJZ013-014-020-026-031745-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
1258 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OCEAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 1253 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 11 MILES NORTH OF TOMS
RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BRIELLE...POINT PLEASANT BEACH...BAY
HEAD...AND COLLINGWOOD PARK AROUND 105 PM...SEA GIRT...AND MANASQUAN
AROUND 110 PM...SPRING LAKE...SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS...SOUTH BELMAR AND
WEST BELMAR AROUND 115 PM.

LAT...LON 4017 7399 4014 7402 4009 7402 4007 7403
      4006 7402 3998 7405 3997 7408 4000 7410
      3996 7410 3993 7418 4012 7433 4034 7397
      4031 7396

ROBERTSON
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1259 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

NJZ013-014-020-026-031745-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
1259 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OCEAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 1253 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 11 MILES NORTH OF TOMS
RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BRIELLE...POINT PLEASANT BEACH...BAY
HEAD...AND COLLINGWOOD PARK AROUND 100 PM...SEA GIRT...AND MANASQUAN
AROUND 105 PM...SPRING LAKE...SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS...SOUTH BELMAR AND
WEST BELMAR AROUND 110 PM.

LAT...LON 4017 7399 4014 7402 4009 7402 4007 7403
      4006 7402 3998 7405 3997 7408 4000 7410
      3996 7410 3993 7418 4012 7433 4034 7397
      4031 7396

ROBERTSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI51 min
Jul 3, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean23 min
Jul 3, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth47 min
Jul 3, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth46 min
Jul 3, 1:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIOcean49 min
Jul 3, 10:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.