Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2015, 3:42 PM EDT for 6 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 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
- Jun 1, 2015, 3:42 PM EDT (19:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2015, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Collings Lakes, NJ | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN COLLINGS LAKES WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING. |
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Folsom, NJ | ROAD CLOSURES IN FOLSOM DUE TO RAPID FLOODING. |
| Jun 1, 8:51 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.07 | Piney Hollow, NJ | |
| Jun 1, 8:52 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.56 | Mullica Twp, NJ | |
| Jun 1, 8:55 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.58 | Folsom, NJ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784
WGUS51 KPHI 011942
FFWPHI
NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-012245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0008.150601T1942Z-150601T2245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 338 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
VINELAND...HAMMONTON...BUENA...EGG HARBOR CITY...WEYMOUTH...
NEWFIELD...MALAGA...ELWOOD-MAGNOLIA...BATSTO...WHARTON STATE
FOREST...ROSENHAYN...OLIVET...FOLSOM AND COLLINGS LAKES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE AND
PROPERTY. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED WATERS.
&&
LAT...LON 3944 7511 3958 7518 3974 7463 3957 7454
$$
KRUZDLO3 follow-up statements
250 WGUS71 KPHI 012018 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 418 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2015 NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-012245- /O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150601T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BURLINGTON NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAMDEN NJ-SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- ATLANTIC NJ- 418 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...EAST CENTRAL SALEM...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTIES... AT 411 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA, BUT FLOODING REMAINED A SERIOUS THREAT. THE HEAVIEST RAINS FELL BETWEEN COLLINGS LAKES IN ATLANTIC COUNTY TO NEAR BATSTO IN BURLINGTON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES WERE IN THE THREE TO FOUR INCH RANGE. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SHOWED ROAD FLOODING IN THE HAMMONTON AREA. THE BLACK HORSE PIKE, WHITE HORSE PIKE, AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY ALL RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAIN. LAT...LON 3944 7511 3958 7518 3974 7463 3957 7454 $$ KRUZDLO
419
WGUS51 KPHI 012242
FFWPHI
NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-020145-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150602T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
642 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 637 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MORE HEAVY RAIN WAS
MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. MORE FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3944 7511 3958 7518 3974 7463 3957 7454
$$
KRUZDLO717 WGUS71 KPHI 020144 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 944 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2015 NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-020152- /O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150602T0145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BURLINGTON NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAMDEN NJ-SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ- ATLANTIC NJ- 944 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON... SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...EAST CENTRAL SALEM... NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT... THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING. WHILE FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING, RAPIDLY RISING WATER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. LAT...LON 3944 7511 3958 7518 3974 7463 3957 7454 $$ KRUZDLO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 5 hr |
| May 31, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 62 min |
| May 31, 9:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 2:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 115 min |
| Jun 1, 3:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 4:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 8 more | 26 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 4 days | |
| Jun 1, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 79 min |
| Jun 1, 4:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Salem | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cape May | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 34 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 111 min |
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.