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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 10, 2015Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 10, 2015, 11:21 PM EDT for Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
Sep 10, 2015, 11:21 PM EDT (03:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 11, 2015, 3:15 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 11, 12:00 AM EDTFLASH FLOODMantua Twp, NJROUTE 45 WAS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. CARS WERE TRAPPED IN THE FLOOD WATERS.

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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 208 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-09-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1179 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-09-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1179 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

918 
WGUS51 KPHI 110321
FFWPHI
NJC007-015-110715-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0053.150911T0321Z-150911T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1121 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 315 AM EDT

* AT 1118 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS 
  PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL 
  RATES OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECORDED WITH 
  THESE SHOWERS. THE HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL ENHANCE RUNOFF AND 
  LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER CITY...CHERRY HILL...VOORHEES...GLASSBORO...
  LINDENWOLD...BELLMAWR...PITMAN...BERLIN...MAGNOLIA...WESTVILLE...
  BROOKLAWN...AUDUBON PARK...ERLTON-ELLISBURG...TURNERSVILLE...
  SPRINGDALE...ECHELON...BARCLAY-KINGSTON...ASHLAND AND MULLICA HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3966 7517 3978 7526 3982 7509 3989 7514
      3993 7501 3976 7487

$$

MEOLA
1 follow-up statement
422 
WGUS71 KPHI 110707
FFSPHI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
307 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2015

NJC007-015-110715-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-150911T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
307 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN AND CENTRAL
GLOUCESTER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 AM EDT...

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTS SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN FLOODED FROM 
THE EARLIER RAINFALL. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY 
AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 3966 7517 3978 7526 3982 7509 3989 7514
      3993 7501 3976 7487

$$

ROBERTSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 8:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester, Salem3 hr
Sep 10, 9:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester6 hr
Sep 11, 2:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIGloucester4 hr

Nearby

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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.