River Flood Warning 15, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jun 7, 2013, 10:01 PM EDT (02:01 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 8, 2013, 1:46 AM EDT

Expired

Jun 8, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Flood severity

Minor

County Somerset County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point North Branch Raritan River near Raritan (RRTN4). The gauge peaked at 9.18 ft at Jun 8, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT.

Action stage

8 ft

Minor stage

10 ft

Moderate stage

12 ft

Major stage

15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01400000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

691 
WGUS41 KPHI 080201
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1001 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY... 

  NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY
  RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES
  RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

&&

NJC035-080801-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0015.130608T0546Z-130608T1906Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.130608T0546Z.130608T1200Z.130608T1306Z.NO/
1001 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH BRANCH 
  VILLAGE

$$

NJC023-035-080801-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0016.130608T0800Z-130609T0000Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.130608T0800Z.130608T1200Z.130608T1800Z.NO/
1001 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 15.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...DUKES PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD IN MANVILLE

$$

NJC023-035-080801-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0017.130608T0717Z-130609T0208Z/
/BDKN4.1.ER.130608T0717Z.130608T1200Z.130608T2008Z.NO/
1001 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 29.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG    DAY TIME     CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  MANVILLE         14.0   10.57  FRI 9 PM     15.3    SAT 8 AM 
  BOUND BROOK      28.0   24.72  FRI 9 PM     29.1    SAT 8 AM 
  RARITAN          10.0    8.03  FRI 9 PM     10.5    SAT 8 AM 

&&

253 
WGUS81 KPHI 080733
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
333 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
 
  NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY 
  RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES 
  RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

&&

NJC035-081733-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130608T1800Z/
/RRTN4.1.ER.130608T1100Z.130608T1100Z.130608T1200Z.NO/
333 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* AT 3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING ALONG OLD YORK ROAD AND IN NORTH BRANCH 
  VILLAGE

$$

NJC023-035-081733-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0016.130608T1200Z-130608T1800Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.130608T1200Z.130608T1200Z.130608T1200Z.NO/
333 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...STREET AND ROADWAY FLOODING WIDESPREAD IN THE MANVILLE 
  AREA

$$

NJC023-035-081733-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-130608T2212Z/
/BDKN4.1.ER.130608T1330Z.130608T1500Z.130608T1612Z.NO/
333 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* AT 3:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
  NEAR 28.2 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.

$$

                   FLD     OBSERVED           FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG    DAY TIME     CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  MANVILLE         14.0   12.85  SAT 3 AM     14.0    SAT 8 AM 
  BOUND BROOK      28.0   26.70  SAT 3 AM     28.2    SAT 11 AM
  RARITAN          10.0    9.01  SAT 3 AM     10.0    SAT 7 AM 

&&

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.