Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2014, 10:33 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 7 reports 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
- Aug 12, 2014, 10:33 PM EDT (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2014, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 10:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Vineland, NJ | INTERSECTIONS QUICKLY FLOODED WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES STUCK. SOME PEOPLE NEEDED ASSISTANCE GETTING OUT OF THEIR TRAPPED VEHICLE. |
| Aug 12, 11:45 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.22 | 2 Sse North Vineland, NJ | |
| Aug 12, 11:45 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.4 | 1 Nw Leamings Mill, NJ | |
| Aug 13, 12:35 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Mckee City, NJ | US 322 AND COLOGNE AVE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
| Aug 13, 1:10 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Cardiff, NJ | FRANKLIN AVE NEAR US 40 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
| Aug 13, 2:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.58 | Atlantic City Airport, NJ | |
| Aug 13, 2:30 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.93 | Oceanville, NJ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1513 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
105
WGUS51 KPHI 130233
FFWPHI
NJC001-011-130630-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0052.140813T0233Z-140813T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1033 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VINELAND...
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 1030 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUENA...
WEYMOUTH...SOUTH VINELAND...PORT REPUBLIC...POMONA...MIZPAH...MAYS
LANDING...EGG HARBOR CITY...ELWOOD-MAGNOLIA AND ABSECON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOUNT
HOLLY NJ.
&&
LAT...LON 3938 7444 3929 7473 3932 7486 3932 7492
3946 7507 3950 7508 3954 7503 3952 7498
3963 7484 3959 7455 3957 7454 3956 7445
3954 7444 3956 7442 3949 7437 3950 7434
$$
JRK2 follow-up statements
295
WGUS71 KPHI 130514
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
114 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014
NJC001-011-130630-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140813T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
114 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES...
AT 101 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN OVER EASTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WAS
ESTIMATED BY THE RADAR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUENA...
WEYMOUTH...PORT REPUBLIC...MIZPAH...EGG HARBOR CITY AND
ELWOOD-MAGNOLIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN
ATLANTIC COUNTY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 3938 7444 3929 7473 3932 7486 3932 7492
3946 7507 3950 7508 3954 7503 3952 7498
3963 7484 3959 7455 3957 7454 3956 7445
3954 7444 3956 7442 3949 7437 3950 7434
$$
JRK205
WGUS71 KPHI 130627
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
227 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014
NJC001-011-130637-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140813T0630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
227 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS EXITED THE AREA AND FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD
WARNING.
LAT...LON 3938 7444 3929 7473 3932 7486 3932 7492
3946 7507 3950 7508 3954 7503 3952 7498
3963 7484 3959 7455 3957 7454 3956 7445
3954 7444 3956 7442 3949 7437 3950 7434
$$
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 8:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 53 min |
| Aug 12, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean | 5 hr |
| Aug 12, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Aug 13, 12:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 93 min | |
| Aug 13, 12:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Ocean | 54 min |
| Aug 13, 1:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 1:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 95 min | |
| Aug 13, 1:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 82 min | |
| Aug 13, 2:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:28 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 8 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 53 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.