Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Jun 26, 2015, 3:02 PM EDT for 8 counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware; Cecil County, Maryland. It took effect at Jun 27, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2015, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2015, 12:02 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Flood severity
- None
Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889 WGUS61 KPHI 261902 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 302 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...AUTUMN-LIKE PATTERN WILL HELP PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060-061-070-071-101>104-270315- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0003.150627T1600Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-BERKS-LEHIGH-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE 302 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TWO TO TWO AND A QUARTER INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT RAIN CAN BE ANTICIPATED SATURDAY MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE MOST VULNERABLE DURING THIS EVENT AS IS POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. MAINSTEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE SCHUYLKILL AND DELAWARE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KRUZDLO
5 follow-up statements
439 WGUS61 KPHI 270142 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 942 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...AUTUMN-LIKE PATTERN WILL HELP PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060-061-070-071-101>104-270945- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.150627T1600Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-BERKS-LEHIGH-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE 942 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * TWO TO TWO AND A QUARTER INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED. LIGHT RAIN CAN BE ANTICIPATED SATURDAY MORNING. THE INTENSITY WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE MOST VULNERABLE DURING THIS EVENT AS IS POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. MAINSTEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE SCHUYLKILL AND DELAWARE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
233 WGUS61 KPHI 270740 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 340 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS OHIO TODAY AND INTO NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT. THE COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. PAZ062-105-106-272100- /O.EXA.KPHI.FA.A.0003.150627T1600Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHAMPTON-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...CHALFONT... PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 340 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF BUCKS AND NORTHAMPTON. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS, ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON FORECAST CONDITIONS. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060-061-070-071-101>104-272100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.150627T1600Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-BERKS-LEHIGH-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE 340 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF BERKS, LEHIGH, MONTGOMERY, CHESTER, DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA, FOR CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS, ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON FORECAST CONDITIONS. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$ IOVINO
187 WGUS61 KPHI 270936 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 536 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS OHIO TODAY AND INTO NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT. THE COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-272100- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.150627T1600Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT... PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 536 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS, ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON FORECAST CONDITIONS. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$ IOVINO
316 WGUS61 KPHI 271935 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 335 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT. THE COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-280900- /O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT... PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 335 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...NORTHAMPTON... PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS... ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON FORECAST CONDITIONS. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING... BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS. && $$
194 WGUS61 KPHI 280402 FFAPHI FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1202 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2015 DEZ001-MDZ008-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-280515- /O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT... PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 1202 AM EDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... WHILE SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AS ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS FOR CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE. $$ IOVINO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Talbot | 46 min |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2015Flood Watches in Delaware, 2015Flood Watches in Maryland, 2015Every flood watch 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.