Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2016, 7:04 AM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 7 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 31, 2016, 7:04 AM EDT (11:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:30 AM EDT | FLOOD | Manchester Twp, NJ | MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 530. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| Jul 31, 7:51 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 11 Se Lakehurst, NJ | 12 HOUR RAINFALL. |
| Jul 31, 8:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | Nw Pine Beach, NJ | 24 HOUR RAINFALL. |
| Jul 31, 8:42 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.59 | Ocean County Airport, NJ | SINCE 530 AM EDT |
| Jul 31, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.5 | Lanoka Harbor, NJ | |
| Jul 31, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.22 | 3 Sse Berkeley Twp, NJ | 2.38 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 700 AND 900 AM. |
| Jul 31, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.5 | Whiting, NJ |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 683 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
863 WGUS51 KPHI 311104 FFWPHI NJC005-029-311500- /O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0028.160731T1104Z-160731T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 704 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... * UNTIL 1100 AM EDT * AT 703 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TOMS RIVER...BEACHWOOD...PLEASANT PLAINS...WHITING... CEDAR GLEN LAKES...HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH...HOLIDAY CITY-BERKELEY... PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD...OLD HALFWAY...BAMBER LAKE... LEISURE VILLAGE WEST-PINE LAKE PARK...LEISURE VILLAGE EAST... SOUTH TOMS RIVER...ISLAND HEIGHTS...CRESTWOOD VILLAGE... HOLIDAY HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY AND SILVER RIDGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4004 7414 3987 7414 3981 7447 3993 7452 $$ SFJ
2 follow-up statements
909 WGUS71 KPHI 311226 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 826 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 NJC005-311235- /O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160731T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BURLINGTON NJ- 826 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 3982 7441 3994 7447 4004 7414 3987 7414 $$ NJC029-311500- /O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160731T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OCEAN NJ- 826 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY... AT 825 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA. OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... TOMS RIVER...BEACHWOOD...PLEASANT PLAINS...WHITING... CEDAR GLEN LAKES...HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH...HOLIDAY CITY-BERKELEY... PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD...BAMBER LAKE... LEISURE VILLAGE WEST-PINE LAKE PARK...LEISURE VILLAGE EAST... SOUTH TOMS RIVER...ISLAND HEIGHTS...CRESTWOOD VILLAGE... HOLIDAY HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY AND SILVER RIDGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 3982 7441 3994 7447 4004 7414 3987 7414 $$ SFJ
360 WGUS71 KPHI 311450 FFSPHI FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1050 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 NJC029-311500- /O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160731T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OCEAN NJ- 1050 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 AM EDT... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. LAT...LON 3982 7441 3994 7447 4004 7414 3987 7414 $$ SFJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 8:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 7 hr |
| Jul 30, 10:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 4 hr |
| Jul 30, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 36 min |
| Jul 31, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 6:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 25 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Mercer | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 7:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 61 min | |
| Jul 31, 10:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 10:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 9 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 22 min |
| Jul 31, 7:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 4 hr |
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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.