Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2017

Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 31, 2017Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Mar 31, 2017, 8:17 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2017, 8:17 PM EDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2017, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 731 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
731 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1071 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

272 
WGUS41 KPHI 010017
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
817 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

NJC019-035-010315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0002.170401T0017Z-170401T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
817 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ  has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  East central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  West central Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1115 PM EDT

* At 814 PM EDT...The Neshanic River at Reaville remained above 
  flood stage. Minor flooding will continue to occur across low 
  lying areas for the remainder of the evening. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 4054 7467 4046 7475 4045 7484 4047 7489
      4050 7487 4050 7477 4056 7471

$$

Kruzdlo
1 follow-up statement
462 
WGUS81 KPHI 010312
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1112 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

NJC019-035-010321-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170401T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
1112 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...THE FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
HUNTERDON AND WEST CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended and waters are receding. The flood warning 
will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4054 7467 4046 7475 4045 7484 4047 7489
      4050 7487 4050 7477 4056 7471

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 8:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean9 hr
Mar 31, 9:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset35 hr
Apr 1, 12:10 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI8 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2017Every areal flood warning in 2017

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.