Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 2, 2013, 10:35 AM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr. 4 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
- Sep 2, 2013, 10:35 AM EDT (14:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2013, 3:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:35 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 2, 11:15 AM EDT | FLOOD | Somerdale, NJ | SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING WITH SEVERAL CARS STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS. |
| Sep 2, 11:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Somerdale, NJ | SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING WITH SEVERAL CARS STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS. |
| Sep 2, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Voorhees, NJ | KIRKWOOD CREEK ROSE QUICKLY AND FLOODED SOME NEARBY PROPERTIES AND ROADWAYS. |
| Sep 2, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Voorhees, NJ | SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN VOORHEES WITH SOME VEHICLES TRAPPED. |
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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 791 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719
WGUS51 KPHI 021435
FFWPHI
NJC005-007-021730-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0065.130902T1435Z-130902T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1035 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY...
CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY...
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT...
* AT 1030 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE BURLINGTON AND
CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY BORDER.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION MAINLY PRIOR TO NOON DAMAGING WINDS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
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!
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 3969 7463 3971 7471 3973 7473 3972 7477
3977 7503 3979 7508 3983 7508 3984 7507
3999 7490 4004 7467
$$
TFG3 follow-up statements
598
WGUS71 KPHI 021708
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
108 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
NJC005-021716-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130902T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BURLINGTON NJ-
108 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL BURLINGTON
COUNTY...
THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3972 7477 3977 7503 3979 7508 3983 7508
3992 7498 3989 7493 3980 7491 3978 7489
3979 7485 3979 7481 3973 7474
$$
NJC007-021730-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130902T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-
108 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY...
AT 105 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN
HAS DIMINISHED, HOWEVER SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDER
ARE STILL EXPECTED. IN ADDITION, FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7477 3977 7503 3979 7508 3983 7508
3992 7498 3989 7493 3980 7491 3978 7489
3979 7485 3979 7481 3973 7474
$$
FORECASTER: GORSE155
WGUS51 KPHI 021712
FFWPHI
NJC007-022030-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130902T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
112 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
* AT 110 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND SPOTTERS
REPORTED ONGOING FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.
SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL SLOW THE RECEDING
OF THE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN
AUTOMOBILE. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 7477 3977 7503 3979 7508 3983 7508
3992 7498 3989 7493 3980 7491 3978 7489
3979 7485 3979 7481 3973 7474
$$
FORECASTER: GORSE803
WGUS71 KPHI 021931
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
331 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
NJC007-021940-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-130902T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-
331 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CAMDEN
COUNTY...
THE WATERS FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS ARE GENERALLY RECEDING.
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME
WATERWAYS HOWEVER ARE RUNNING HIGH, AND AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL
BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS.
LAT...LON 3972 7477 3977 7503 3979 7508 3983 7508
3992 7498 3989 7493 3980 7491 3978 7489
3979 7485 3979 7481 3973 7474
$$
FORECASTER: GORSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 58 min |
| Sep 2, 7:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex | 89 min |
| Sep 2, 7:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 8:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 9:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Camden | 113 min |
| Sep 2, 9:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 74 min |
| Sep 2, 10:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 58 min |
| Sep 2, 2:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 48 min |
| Sep 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Camden | 9 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester | 14 hr |
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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.