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Areal Flood Advisory 309, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 3, 2014Atlantic County, Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 3, 2014, 1:52 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 3, 2014, 1:52 AM EDT (05:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2014, 5:45 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jul 3, 12:52 AM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 12:52 AM EDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 12:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 10:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 10:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1058 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

NJZ013-015-019-020-PAZ071-106-030400-
LOWER BUCKS PA-MERCER NJ-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
1058 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA...
NORTHERN BURLINGTON...NORTHWESTERN OCEAN...SOUTH CENTRAL MERCER...
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS AND SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 1054 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MOORESTOWN-LENOLA...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WILLINGBORO AROUND 1110 PM...LUMBERTON AROUND
1120 PM...MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 1130 PM...PEMBERTON AROUND 1140 PM...
FORT DIX AROUND 1150 PM AND MCGUIRE AFB AROUND MIDNIGHT.

LAT...LON 3992 7452 3990 7460 3991 7496 3993 7498
      3994 7498 3994 7500 4013 7500 4021 7450
      3992 7447

FORECASTER: HEAVENER

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 11:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1120 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

MDZ015-019-020-030415-
CAROLINE MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
1120 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CAROLINE...NORTHERN
TALBOT AND SOUTHERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...

AT 1117 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SHADY SIDE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ROMANCOKE AROUND 1130 PM...TALBOT AROUND 1140
PM...COPPERVILLE AROUND 1150 PM...SKIPTON AROUND MIDNIGHT...CORDOVA
AROUND 1210 AM AND HILLSBORO AROUND 1220 AM.

LAT...LON 3905 7631 3898 7621 3908 7617 3913 7581
      3884 7578 3882 7620 3886 7624 3882 7622
      3881 7631 3883 7631 3887 7626 3886 7622
      3893 7623 3894 7624 3890 7624 3893 7628
      3889 7627 3891 7632 3883 7638 3884 7639

FORECASTER: HEAVENER

Local storm report, Jul 2, 11:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 12:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 12:58 AM EDT, 54 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 8:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	4 hr
Jul 2, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	52 min
Jul 2, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth	56 min
Jul 2, 8:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset	4 hr
Jul 2, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	57 min
Jul 2, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem	67 min
Jul 2, 8:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean	4 hr
Jul 2, 9:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	44 min
Jul 2, 10:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		55 min
Jul 2, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic	60 min
Jul 2, 10:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden	112 min
Jul 2, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	62 min
Jul 2, 11:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington	3 hr
Jul 3, 12:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		116 min
Jul 3, 12:23 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		67 min
Jul 3, 12:26 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		64 min
Jul 3, 12:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cumberland	50 min
Jul 3, 1:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	45 min
Jul 3, 1:14 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		61 min
Jul 3, 1:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more	56 min
Jul 3, 1:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean	53 min
Jul 3, 2:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		67 min
Jul 3, 2:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth	56 min
Jul 3, 5:46 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	PHI		54 hr
Jul 3, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	38 min
Jul 3, 1:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Warren	24 min
Jul 3, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	52 min
Jul 3, 3:27 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean	41 hr
Jul 3, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	49 min
Jul 3, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Morris, Sussex	60 min
Jul 3, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	54 min
Jul 3, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	55 min
Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Sussex	4 hr
Jul 3, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	67 min
Jul 3, 6:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Sussex	4 hr
Jul 3, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	44 min
Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren	58 min
Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Sussex, Warren	4 hr
Jul 3, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon	55 min
Jul 3, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	61 min
Jul 3, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset	55 min
Jul 3, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren	65 min
Jul 3, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	61 min
Jul 3, 7:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset	4 hr
Jul 2, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware, Philadelphia	67 min
Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lebanon	45 min
Jul 3, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon	52 min
Jul 3, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	24 min
Jul 3, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester	69 min
Jul 3, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monroe	35 min
Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	62 min
Jul 3, 6:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	28 min
Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monroe	56 min
Jul 3, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester, Delaware	39 min
Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery	66 min
Jul 2, 10:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cecil	36 min
Jul 2, 10:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Talbot	55 min
Jul 2, 11:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's	55 min
Jul 2, 11:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	66 min
Jul 2, 11:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Talbot	58 min
Jul 3, 12:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's	56 min
Jul 3, 12:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's	3 hr
Jul 3, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	60 min

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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.