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Areal Flood Advisory 88, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 30, 2015Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 30, 2015, 10:01 AM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2015, 10:01 AM EDT (14:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 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 nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2015-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 600 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2015-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
600 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
728 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.9

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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 Jun 30, 3:49 AM EDT, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 3:49 AM EDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:57 AM EDT, 6 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
357 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-
010800-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CARBON-MONROE-
BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
357 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

DEZ002-003-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-010800-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
357 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN
DELAWARE...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT COULD BE STRONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NJZ014-024>026-010800-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-
357 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT COULD BE STRONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

DEZ004-010800-
DELAWARE BEACHES-
357 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT COULD BE STRONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ430-431-450>455-010800-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
357 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jun 30, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren60 min
Jun 30, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI23 min
Jun 30, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem47 min
Jun 30, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren43 min
Jun 30, 3:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 6 more13 hr
Jun 30, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester32 min
Jun 30, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris25 min
Jun 30, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester57 min
Jun 30, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren25 min
Jun 30, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren47 min
Jun 30, 6:35 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI3 hr
Jun 30, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren62 min
Jun 30, 12:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks4 hr
Jun 30, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks43 min
Jun 30, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh52 min
Jun 30, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh43 min
Jun 30, 1:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks4 hr
Jun 30, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester50 min
Jun 30, 2:00 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBerks, Chester30 min
Jun 30, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton55 min
Jun 30, 2:13 PM EDTTornado WarningPHILehigh32 min
Jun 30, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester26 min
Jun 30, 2:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Chester4 hr
Jun 30, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery56 min
Jun 30, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester49 min
Jun 30, 2:42 PM EDTTornado WarningPHILehigh, Northampton33 min
Jun 30, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester57 min
Jun 30, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery38 min
Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton4 hr
Jun 30, 3:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester4 hr
Jun 30, 3:22 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery23 min
Jun 30, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester37 min
Jun 30, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh44 min
Jun 30, 3:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton4 hr
Jun 30, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia45 min
Jun 30, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia4 hr
Jun 30, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe23 min
Jun 30, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware, Philadelphia31 min
Jun 30, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon29 min
Jun 30, 4:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia3 hr
Jun 30, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia61 min
Jun 30, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe27 min
Jun 30, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe24 min
Jun 30, 6:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICarbon, Monroe11 hr
Jun 30, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil26 min
Jun 30, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent39 min
Jun 30, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot43 min
Jun 30, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's31 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2015Every areal flood advisory in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.