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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Jun 8, 2013, 12:40 PM EDT for Morris County, New Jersey. It took effect at Jun 8, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2013, 12:40 PM EDT (16:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 8, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2013, 7:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Morris County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:39 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 river
Written for the forecast point Rockaway River at Boonton below reservoir (BONN4). The gauge peaked at 5.44 ft at Jun 8, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 4.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 7 ft
- Major stage
- 8 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01381000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765
WGUS41 KPHI 081640
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1240 PM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC027-082240-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0018.130608T1800Z-130609T1200Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.130608T1800Z.130609T0000Z.130609T0600Z.NO/
1240 PM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 5.1 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON VAIL ROAD IN MONTVILLE. THE ROAD
HEADING INTO PARSIPPANY IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 4.89 SAT 12 PM 5.1 SAT 8 PM
&&3 follow-up statements
345
WGUS81 KPHI 082227
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
627 PM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC027-090827-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130609T1200Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.130608T1715Z.130608T2200Z.130609T0600Z.NO/
627 PM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* AT 6:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET AND HAD JUST CRESTED.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 5.43 SAT 6 PM CRESTING NOW.
&&288
WGUS81 KPHI 090823
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
423 AM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT
BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
&&
NJC027-091800-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130609T1800Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.130608T1715Z.130608T2200Z.130609T1200Z.NO/
423 AM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* AT 4:00 AM...THE STAGE WAS 5.1 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THIS MORNING.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 5.10 SUN 400 AM CRESTED
&&
IOVINO743
WGUS81 KPHI 091133
FLSPHI
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
733 AM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR AFFECTING MORRIS COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.
&&
NJC027-091203-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130609T1800Z/
/BONN4.1.ER.130608T1715Z.130608T2200Z.130609T0945Z.NO/
733 AM EDT SUN JUN 9 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE ROCKAWAY RIVER AT BOONTON BELOW THE RESERVOIR.
* AT 7:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 5.0 FEET.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT SUNDAY MORNING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ON VAIL ROAD IN MONTVILLE. THE ROAD
HEADING INTO PARSIPPANY IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.
$$
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME CREST
ROCKAWAY RIVER
BOONTON BELOW T 5.0 4.93 SUN 7 AM CRESTED AND FALLING
&&
MEOLAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington | 8 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 9 hr |
| Jun 7, 9:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 44 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 16 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 20 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 22 hr |
| Jun 7, 11:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 19 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 12 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 8:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 10 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PHI | 9 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.