Alert archive / New Jersey / Flood Watches in 2013
Flood Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Jun 12, 2013, 3:58 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jun 13, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2013, 3:58 AM EDT (07:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2013, 4:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- None
All 25 counties
New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 747 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 WGUS61 KPHI 120758 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 358 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND FROM THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062- 070-071-101>106-122100- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0002.130613T1400Z-130614T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 358 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...SUSSEX...WARREN... MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...MERCER... MONMOUTH...OCEAN...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND SALEM. IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...LEHIGH... BERKS...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY. AS A RESULT, IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH RAIN TO PRODUCE NEW FLOODING IN OUR REGION. * THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLOODING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AREA ROADWAYS THAT TEND TO FLOOD EASILY WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG SOME OF THE MAIN STEM RIVERS, SUCH AS THE PASSAIC, THE RARITAN AND THE SCHUYLKILL IS POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT RISES ARE ANTICIPATED ON THE DELAWARE RIVER, BUT AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE DELAWARE SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN ITS BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATED FORECASTS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$ MEOLA/IOVINO
3 follow-up statements
119 WGUS61 KPHI 121930 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 330 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY... NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND FROM THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062- 070-071-101>106-130900- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0002.130613T1400Z-130614T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 330 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...COASTAL OCEAN...EASTERN MONMOUTH... GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON...DELAWARE... EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS... MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE ADDED RAIN WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR ON RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY AND MONDAY. * THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLOODING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AREA ROADWAYS THAT TEND TO FLOOD EASILY WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG SOME OF THE MAIN STEM RIVERS... SUCH AS THE PASSAIC... THE RARITAN AND THE SCHUYLKILL IS POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT RISES, TO NEAR BANKFULL, ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATED FORECASTS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING... BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$ HEAVENER/IOVINO/MEOLA
142 WGUS61 KPHI 130846 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 446 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY... NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062- 070-071-101>106-132100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0002.130613T1400Z-130614T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 446 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...COASTAL OCEAN...EASTERN MONMOUTH... GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON...DELAWARE... EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS... MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. * FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE ADDED RAIN WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR ON RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY AND MONDAY. * THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLOODING IS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AREA ROADWAYS THAT TEND TO FLOOD EASILY WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG SOME OF THE MAIN STEM RIVERS... SUCH AS THE PASSAIC... THE RARITAN AND THE SCHUYLKILL IS POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT RISES... TO NEAR BANK FULL... ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATED FORECASTS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING... BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$
905 WGUS61 KPHI 132012 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 412 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...FLOODING THREAT HAS DIMINISHED... DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062- 070-071-101>106-132115- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130614T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE... GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY... JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER... KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 412 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED, ISOLATED FLOODING REMAINS A POSSIBILITY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. IN ADDITION, THE PASSAIC RIVER AT PINE BROOK IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY WILL SEE NEAR BANK FULL OR BANK FULL CONDITIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, BUT GENERAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS. THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING CLOUD COVER AND THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT TRACKED ACROSS THE MASON-DIXON LINE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY THIS MORNING. THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WAS THE SAME ONE THAT WENT THROUGH CHICAGO LAST NIGHT. IT REMAINED IN TACT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAIN COOLED AIR FROM THIS MORNING IN COMBINATION WITH EXTENSIVE AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER HAS STABILIZED THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. $$ KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 4:07 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 59 hr |
Nearby
Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2013Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2013Flood Watches in Delaware, 2013Every flood watch 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.