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Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 3, 2017Burlington County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Aug 3, 2017, 9:11 PM EDT for Burlington County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 4 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
Aug 3, 2017, 9:11 PM EDT (01:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2017, 1:15 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2017-08-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 87 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-08-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
87 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

751 
WGUS41 KPHI 040111
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
911 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

NJC005-PAC017-040515-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0021.170804T0111Z-170804T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Bucks PA-
911 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in...
  Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 115 AM EDT

* At 909 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in 
  Burlington Township and Florence, with area streams continuing to 
  indicate rapid rises late this evening. Flooding is expected to 
  continue for the next several hours.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Trenton, Bensalem, Willingboro, Florence, Burlington, Bristol,
  Bordentown, Beverly, Tullytown, Florence-Roebling, Jacksonville,
  Georgetown, Crosswicks, Levittown, Columbus, White Horse, Edgewater
  Park, Morrisville, Penndel and Langhorne Manor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3999 7491 4009 7496 4012 7496 4012 7498
      4014 7499 4022 7477 4015 7472 4019 7470
      4014 7462 4013 7458 4009 7456

$$

CMS
1 follow-up statement
012 
WGUS81 KPHI 040512
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
112 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

NJC005-PAC017-040521-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170804T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Bucks PA-
112 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017

...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL EXPIRE AT
115 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS
COUNTIES...

County officials reported that the flooding continues to recede. 
Therefore, the flood warning will be allowed to expire. Please 
continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3999 7491 4009 7496 4012 7496 4012 7498
      4014 7499 4022 7477 4015 7472 4019 7470
      4014 7462 4013 7458 4009 7456

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren43 min
Aug 3, 9:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren3 hr
Aug 4, 3:41 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Aug 3, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks44 min
Aug 3, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh49 min
Aug 3, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHILehigh, Northampton46 min
Aug 3, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton4 hr
Aug 3, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks51 min
Aug 3, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh, Northampton46 min
Aug 4, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks65 min
Aug 4, 2:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks116 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2017Areal Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.