Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Sep 2, 2013, 12:44 PM EDT (16:44 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2013, 4:45 PM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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761 
WGUS51 KPHI 021644
FFWPHI
NJC019-021-PAC017-022045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0068.130902T1644Z-130902T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1244 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY...
  NORTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTY...
  BUCKS COUNTY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

* AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
  INTO AND ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IS 
EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN QUICK FLOODING OF 
ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

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 4013 7500 4047 7536 4071 7497 4078 7488
      4074 7483 4074 7480 4065 7472 4064 7473
      4062 7470 4051 7477 4051 7479 4038 7472
      4039 7466 4038 7463

$$

FORECASTER: GORSE

109 
WGUS71 KPHI 021924
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
324 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013

NJC019-021-PAC017-021934-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-130902T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-BUCKS PA-
324 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BUCKS...
NORTHWESTERN MERCER AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES...

THE WATERS FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS ARE RECEDING AND FLOOD WATERS
NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO.

LAT...LON 4013 7500 4047 7536 4071 7497 4078 7488
      4074 7483 4074 7480 4065 7472 4064 7473
      4062 7470 4051 7477 4051 7479 4038 7472
      4039 7466 4038 7463

$$

FORECASTER: GORSE

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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.