Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2013, 10:10 AM EDT for Hunterdon County, Morris County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 reports 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
- Aug 22, 2013, 10:10 AM EDT (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2013, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 11:02 AM EDT | FLOOD | Oldwick, NJ | CAR IN FLOOD WATER ON MCCAN MILL ROAD..PEOPLE TRAPPED IN...RESCUE UNITS ARE RESPONDING. |
| Aug 22, 11:02 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Oldwick, NJ | CAR IN FLOOD WATER ON MCCAN MILL ROAD..PEOPLE TRAPPED IN...RESCUE UNITS ARE RESPONDING. |
| Aug 22, 2:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Sw Bedminster, NJ | LAMINGTON RIVER FLOODED AT BURNT MILLS ROAD. THE ROAD IS NOW CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 1014 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
962 WGUS51 KPHI 221410 FFWPHI NJC019-027-035-221700- /O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0061.130822T1410Z-130822T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1010 AM EDT THU AUG 22 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY... SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTY... NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY... * UNTIL 100 PM EDT... * AT 1000 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET...NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET...NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES. TWO INCHES OR MORE OR RAIN HAS LIKELY FALLEN OVER THIS AREA DURING THE PAST HOUR AND THREE INCHES OR MORE OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 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! && LAT...LON 4080 7487 4084 7447 4068 7445 4066 7487 $$ FORECASTER:
3 follow-up statements
318 WGUS71 KPHI 221518 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1118 AM EDT THU AUG 22 2013 NJC019-027-035-221700- /O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-130822T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-SOMERSET NJ- 1118 AM EDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET...SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS AND NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES... AT 1109 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES CONTINUE TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON... NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES. RADAR INDICES FOUR INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS FAR NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHEAST HUNTERDON COUNTY... WITH TWO INCHES OR MORE IN THE LAST HOUR. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE TOWNSHIPS OF TEWKSBURY, NORTHERN BEDMINSTER, PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, NORTHERN FAR HILLS AND WESTERN BERNARDSVILLE. A CAR FLOOD/RESCUE SITUATION WAS REPORTED IN OLDWICK IN HUNTERDON COUNTY. LAT...LON 4080 7487 4084 7447 4068 7445 4066 7487 $$ FORECASTER: AMC
391 WGUS71 KPHI 221647 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1247 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013 NJC019-027-035-221700- /O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-130822T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-SOMERSET NJ- 1247 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET...SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS AND NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES... AT 1241 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED FOUR OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS FAR NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHEAST HUNTERDON COUNTY. THIS AREA INCLUDED THE TOWNSHIPS OF TEWKSBURY, NORTHERN BEDMINSTER, PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, NORTHERN FAR HILLS AND WESTERN BERNARDSVILLE. A CAR FLOOD/RESCUE SITUATION WAS REPORTED IN OLDWICK IN HUNTERDON COUNTY. IN ADDITIONA, THE MIDDLE BROOK GAGE AT BURNT MILLS IN SOMERSET COUNTY HAD RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. LAT...LON 4076 7474 4079 7456 4068 7449 4066 7487 $$ KRUZDLO
370 WGUS51 KPHI 221649 FFWPHI NJC019-027-035-221900- /O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-130822T1900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1249 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY... SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY... NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT... * AT 1241 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED FOUR OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS FAR NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHEAST HUNTERDON COUNTY. THIS AREA INCLUDED THE TOWNSHIPS OF TEWKSBURY, NORTHERN BEDMINSTER, PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, NORTHERN FAR HILLS AND WESTERN BERNARDSVILLE. A CAR FLOOD/RESCUE SITUATION WAS REPORTED IN OLDWICK IN HUNTERDON COUNTY. IN ADDITION, THE MIDDLE BROOK GAGE AT BURNT MILLS IN SOMERSET COUNTY HAD RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET...NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON AND SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD COST YOU YOUR LIFE...OR AT THE VERY LEAST...THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF VEHICLE DAMAGE. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLASH FLOOD FATALITIES ARE AUTO RELATED. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. && LAT...LON 4076 7474 4079 7456 4068 7449 4066 7487 $$ KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 7:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 7:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer | 117 min |
| Aug 22, 8:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 8:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Mercer | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 81 min |
| Aug 22, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 8 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 97 min |
| Aug 22, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 89 min |
| Aug 22, 3:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 94 min |
| Aug 22, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 93 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 89 min |
| Aug 22, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 92 min |
| Aug 22, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 97 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.