Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2015, 7:22 AM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
- Jul 15, 2015, 7:22 AM EDT (11:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2015, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:45 AM EDT | FLOOD | Plainfield Twp, PA | SULLIVAN TRAIL AND BANGOR ROAD STILL CLOSED 930AM |
| Jul 15, 8:56 AM EDT | FLOOD | Wind Gap, PA | VEHICLE STUCK IN CREEK. |
| Jul 15, 10:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.69 | Plainfield Twp, PA | 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL FROM 10AM ON 7/14 TO 10AM ON 7/15. SOME OF THIS RAIN WAS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS ON 7/14... WITH THE REST OF THE RAIN FALLING DURING THE MORNING OF 7/15. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 623 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
754
WGUS51 KPHI 151122
FFWPHI
NJC027-037-041-PAC089-095-151515-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0037.150715T1122Z-150715T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
722 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
WEST CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
* AT 720 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. POCKETS
OF FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY, ESPECIALLY NEAR
WIND GAP AND BELFAST.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NEWTON...HOPATCONG...BLAIRSTOWN...NAZARETH...BANGOR...PEN ARGYL...
WIND GAP...BELVIDERE...HOPE...BELFAST...EAST BANGOR...DELAWARE
WATER GAP...ANDOVER...GREENDELL...COLUMBIA...GREAT
MEADOWS-VIENNA...ALLAMUCHY-PANTHER VALLEY...SAYLORSBURG...ROSETO
AND STOCKERTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4106 7479 4095 7463 4073 7533 4090 7540
$$
DRAG3 follow-up statements
487 WGUS71 KPHI 151216 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 816 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 NJC027-037-041-PAC089-095-151515- /O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150715T1515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-SUSSEX NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-MONROE PA- 816 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN WARREN...WEST CENTRAL MORRIS...SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX... NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES... AT 809 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE OCCURRED. CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS SHOULD BE RESPONDING WITH RAPID RISES. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH SPOTTY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. RADAR INDICATES THE HEAVIEST RAIN SO FAR HAS BEEN NEAR WIND GAP AND BELFAST OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, AROUND 3 INCHES. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS CENTERED NEAR GREENDELL OF SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 1.7 INCHES. ISOLATED POCKETS OF FLASH FLOODING WOULD ALREADY HAVE OCCURRED, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. ANY POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING SHOULD NOW RECEDE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NEWTON...HOPATCONG...BLAIRSTOWN...NAZARETH...BANGOR...PEN ARGYL... WIND GAP...BELVIDERE...HOPE...BELFAST...EAST BANGOR...DELAWARE WATER GAP...ANDOVER...GREENDELL...COLUMBIA...GREAT MEADOWS-VIENNA... ALLAMUCHY-PANTHER VALLEY...SAYLORSBURG...ROSETO AND STOCKERTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4106 7479 4095 7463 4073 7533 4090 7540 $$ DRAG
126 WGUS71 KPHI 151341 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 941 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 NJC027-037-041-PAC089-151347- /O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150715T1515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-SUSSEX NJ-MONROE PA- 941 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN WARREN...WEST CENTRAL MORRIS...SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX AND SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 4091 7517 4077 7520 4073 7533 4083 7537 $$ PAC095-151515- /O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150715T1515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 941 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... AT 937 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED JUST A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS IN THE WARNING AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN BETWEEN WIND GAP AND BELFAST WHERE FLASH FLOODING OCCCURRED EARLIER. AS OF 930 AM, SULLIVAN TRAIL AND BANGOR ROAD REMAINED CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY STILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... NAZARETH...BANGOR...PEN ARGYL...WIND GAP...BELFAST...EAST BANGOR... ROSETO...STOCKERTOWN AND EASTLAWN GARDENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4091 7517 4077 7520 4073 7533 4083 7537 $$ DRAG
166 WGUS71 KPHI 151512 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1112 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 PAC095-151520- /O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-150715T1515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON PA- 1112 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 AM EDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ALLOWING THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4091 7517 4077 7520 4073 7533 4083 7537 $$ KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 5:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Gloucester | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 5:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 6:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Salem | 56 min |
| Jul 15, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 7:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 8:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 51 min | |
| Jul 15, 8:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Ocean | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 40 min | |
| Jul 15, 9:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 9:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| Jul 15, 9:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 26 min | |
| Jul 15, 9:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| Jul 15, 10:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jul 15, 10:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jul 15, 12:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Chester | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Chester | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 3:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 66 min |
| Jul 15, 3:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 4:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 15, 4:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 27 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2015Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2015Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.