Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2017

Areal Flood Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 29, 2017Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 7:04 AM EDT for Hunterdon County, Somerset County, New Jersey. 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
Apr 29, 2017, 7:04 AM EDT (11:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2017, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
4 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), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:04 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2017-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 215 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

290 
WGUS41 KPHI 291104
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
704 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

NJC019-035-291500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0004.170429T1104Z-170429T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
704 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ  has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Southern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1100 AM EDT

* At 659 AM EDT...Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  up to 2 inches of rain had fallen from earlier thunderstorms. This 
  has led to rapid rises on area creeks and streams. The rain will 
  cause flooding.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Somerville, Somerset, Bound Brook, Manville, Flemington, Stockton,
  Millstone, Flagtown, Sergeantsville, Cloverhill, Belle Mead,
  Martinsville, Sand Brook, Raritan, South Bound Brook and
  Lambertville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4049 7448 4042 7477 4042 7480 4041 7481
      4037 7495 4051 7504 4061 7456

$$

SFJ
2 follow-up statements
525 
WGUS81 KPHI 291250
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
850 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

NJC019-035-291500-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170429T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
850 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES...

At 843 AM EDT...the rains and thunderstorms from earlier have moved 
well east of the area and no more significant rain is expected for 
the next few hours. The excessive rains from earlier are still 
causing small streams to run highs and other issues across the area. 
The Neshanic Creek was approaching flood stage last hour, but has 
since begun to recede. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Somerville, Somerset, Bound Brook, Manville, Flemington, Stockton,
Millstone, Flagtown, Sergeantsville, Cloverhill, Belle Mead,
Martinsville, Sand Brook, Raritan, South Bound Brook and
Lambertville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you encounter any roads that are closed or have standing water 
across them, turn around and find another way. Remember, most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Report any significant flooding to your local law enforcement agency 
or to the National Weather Service office.  

&&

LAT...LON 4049 7448 4042 7477 4042 7480 4041 7481
      4037 7495 4051 7504 4061 7456

$$

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956 
WGUS81 KPHI 291445
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1045 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

NJC019-035-291453-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170429T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-
1045 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON
AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES...

The threat for additional flooding has ended. There may still be 
some areas of water on roads or swiftly running small streams. Do 
not drive anywhere where water is covering the road. 

LAT...LON 4049 7448 4042 7477 4042 7480 4041 7481
      4037 7495 4051 7504 4061 7456

$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 2:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington36 min
Apr 29, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset46 min
Apr 29, 4:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset40 min
Apr 29, 4:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester38 min
Apr 29, 4:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Apr 29, 4:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset43 min
Apr 29, 4:56 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Apr 29, 4:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean49 min
Apr 29, 5:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI29 min
Apr 29, 6:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI29 min

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.