Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Areal Flood Warnings in 2014
Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Jan 8, 2014, 5:04 PM EST for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 42 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2014, 5:04 PM EST (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2014, 10:47 AM EST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 6:35 PM EST | FLOOD | West Easton, PA | COUNTY EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS REPORTED A VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN 4 FEET OF ICY WATER ON LEHIGH DRIVE. A FIRE RESCUE TEAM WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE WITH ONE PERSON FREED FROM THE VEHICLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158 WGUS41 KPHI 082204 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 504 PM EST WED JAN 8 2014 PAC095-090945- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0002.140108T2204Z-140109T0945Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 504 PM EST WED JAN 8 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 445 AM EST THURSDAY * AT 448 PM EST...AN ICE JAM WAS REPORTED ON THE LEHIGH RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE IN EASTON PA. WATER AND ICE ARE NOW COVERING PARTS OF LEHIGH DRIVE UPSTREAM FROM THE JAM. SOME HOMES ALONG LEHIGH DRIVE MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES PERSISTING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THIS JAM SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AT LEAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...ICE JAMS CAN BEHAVE ERRATICALLY, AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER...FROM NEAR THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE JAM CLEARS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 4069 7522 4067 7521 4061 7532 4064 7533 $$ MIKETTA
4 follow-up statements
015 WGUS41 KPHI 090908 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 408 AM EST THU JAN 9 2014 PAC095-092145- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140109T2145Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 408 AM EST THU JAN 9 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 445 PM EST THURSDAY * AT 400 AM EST...AN ICE JAM IS STILL IN PLACE ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE IN EASTON PA. WATER AND ICE ARE NOW COVERING PARTS OF LEHIGH DRIVE UPSTREAM FROM THE JAM. SOME HOMES ALONG LEHIGH DRIVE MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED. WITH COLD TEMPERATURES PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THIS JAM SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AT LEAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ICE JAMS CAN BEHAVE ERRATICALLY, AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER...FROM NEAR THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE JAM CLEARS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 4069 7522 4067 7521 4061 7532 4064 7533 $$ PO
162 WGUS41 KPHI 091645 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1145 AM EST THU JAN 9 2014 PAC095-100945- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140110T0945Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 1145 AM EST THU JAN 9 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 445 AM EST FRIDAY * AT 1136 AM EST...AN ICE JAM WAS STILL IN PLACE ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE IN EASTON PA. WATER AND ICE WERE COVERING PARTS OF LEHIGH DRIVE UPSTREAM FROM THE JAM. SOME HOMES ALONG LEHIGH DRIVE MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED. WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES PERSISTING THROUGH TONIGHT, THIS JAM SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AT LEAST THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, ICE JAMS CAN BEHAVE ERRATICALLY, AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER, FROM NEAR THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER, SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE JAM CLEARS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 4069 7522 4067 7521 4061 7532 4064 7533 $$ KRUZDLO
288 WGUS41 KPHI 100800 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 300 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 PAC095-101545- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140110T1545Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 300 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 1045 AM EST * AT 258 AM EST A PART OF THE ICE JAM WAS STILL IN PLACE ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER JUST DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE IN EASTON PA. WHILE THE RIVER HAS RECEDED, ICE WAS COVERING PARTS OF LEHIGH DRIVE UPSTREAM FROM THE JAM. WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES PERSISTING INTO THE MORNING, THIS JAM SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE. HOWEVER, ICE JAMS CAN BEHAVE ERRATICALLY, AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER, FROM NEAR THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM TO ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE DELAWARE RIVER, SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS UNTIL THE JAM CLEARS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 4069 7522 4067 7521 4061 7532 4064 7533 $$ TFG
530 WGUS81 KPHI 101547 FLSPHI FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1047 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 PAC095-101526- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140110T1545Z/ /00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 1047 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... WATER LEVELS ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER IN WEST EASTON AND EASTON IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HAVE RECEDED. IT APPEARS THE ICE JAM DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE MAY HAVE ERODED SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO ALLOW WATER TO FLOW THROUGH THE JAM ON ITS WAY TO THE DELAWARE RIVER. THE STAGE ON THE LEHIGH RIVER AT THE GLENDON GAGE DROPPED TO 13.1 FEET OVERNIGHT, WITH SOME FLUCTUATION REPORTED SINCE SUNRISE. FLOOD STAGE AT THE GLENDON GAGE IS 19 FEET. THE FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED. ICE JAMS BEHAVE ERRATICALLY...SO THIS SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. LAT...LON 4069 7522 4067 7521 4061 7532 4064 7533 $$ JJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 5:08 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 41 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 30 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2014Every areal flood warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.