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Areal Flood Advisory 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 16, 2015Morris County, Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at May 16, 2015, 8:25 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2015, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2015, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 8:01 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2015

NJZ001-008-170045-
MORRIS-SUSSEX-
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN MORRIS AND
SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 801 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR LAKE MOHAWK...OR 9
MILES EAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOPATCONG...KINNELON...BUTLER...RIVERDALE...PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP...
GREEN POND...LAKE TELEMARK AND LAKE MOHAWK.

LAT...LON 4097 7464 4103 7465 4106 7450 4104 7450
      4105 7445 4102 7443 4103 7442 4102 7439
      4100 7430 4098 7430 4097 7427 4095 7428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 269DEG 24KT 4100 7457

ROBERTSON

Special weather statement, May 16, 8:21 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 8:23 PM EDT, 2 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
May 16, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Passaic	44 min
May 16, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset	54 min
May 16, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	37 min
May 17, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Northampton	36 min
May 16, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline	67 min

Nearby

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Sources

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