Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2015
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Jul 16, 2015, 7:04 AM EDT for Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2015, 7:04 AM EDT (11:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2015, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WGUS41 KPHI 161104 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 704 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2015 NJC011-033-162000- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0021.150716T1104Z-150716T2000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- 704 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY * AT 657 AM EDT...THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA IS EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING AND IS CURRENTLY NEARING A CREST AT 4.22 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE MOST OF TODAY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... VINELAND...MILLVILLE AND ROSENHAYN. * ROADWAYS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD BE FLOODED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE MAURICE RIVER RISE WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3953 7506 3942 7506 3945 7519 3954 7512 $$
5 follow-up statements
110 WGUS41 KPHI 161933 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 333 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2015 NJC011-033-170200- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150717T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- 333 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY * AT 326 PM EDT...THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.3 FEET AND WATERS WERE SLOWLY RISING. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AFTER DARK AS IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE EXTENT OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3953 7506 3942 7506 3945 7519 3954 7512 $$ KRUZDLO
507 WGUS41 KPHI 170050 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 850 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2015 NJC011-033-171100- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150717T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- 850 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 700 AM EDT FRIDAY * AT 845 PM EDT...THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.5 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AS IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE THE EXTENT OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. 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 3953 7506 3942 7506 3945 7519 3954 7512 $$
468 WGUS41 KPHI 171022 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 622 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015 NJC011-033-172300- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150717T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- 622 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY * AT 618 AM EDT...THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. THE RIVER CRESTED AT 4.5 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BE SLOW TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THUS...MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3953 7506 3942 7506 3945 7519 3954 7512 $$ SFJ
782 WGUS41 KPHI 172135 FLWPHI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 535 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015 NJC011-033-181100- /O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150718T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- 535 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 700 AM EDT SATURDAY * AT 529 PM EDT...THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. THE RIVER CRESTED AT 4.5 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL BE SLOW TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THUS...MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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 3953 7506 3942 7506 3945 7519 3954 7512 $$ KRUZDLO
011 WGUS81 KPHI 180338 FLSPHI FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1138 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015 NJC011-033-181100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150718T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- 1138 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL SALEM AND NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTIES... AT 1130 PM EDT...MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE MAURICE RIVER. THE LEVEL OF THE MAURICE RIVER AT NORMA WAS 4.16 FEET AND IT WAS FALLING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SLOWLY OVERNIGHT AND THE RIVER SHOULD RETURN WITHIN ITS BANKS EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3953 7506 3942 7506 3945 7519 3954 7512 $$ IOVINO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 8:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 6 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2015Every areal flood warning 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.