Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 2017, 12:54 PM EDT for Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 6 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
- May 5, 2017, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Howell Twp, NJ | INTERSECTION OF FRIENDSHIP ROAD AND CHURCH ROAD FLOODED |
| May 5, 1:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Howell Twp, NJ | ROUTE 33 AT FAIRFIELD ROAD IMPASSIBLE |
| May 5, 1:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Union Beach, NJ | CAR STUCK IN ESTIMATED 2FT OF WATER |
| May 5, 1:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Union Beach, NJ | CAR STUCK IN ESTIMATED 2FT OF WATER |
| May 5, 1:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Union Beach, NJ | CAR STUCK IN ESTIMATED 2FT OF WATER |
| May 5, 3:09 PM EDT | FLOOD | Hazlet, NJ | NJ 35 CLOSED AT HAZLET AVENUE. |
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 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 872 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
196
WGUS51 KPHI 051654
FFWPHI
NJC025-029-052045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0001.170505T1654Z-170505T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1254 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North central Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Eastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
* Until 445 PM EDT
* At 1247 PM EDT...Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across
portions of the warned area. Over two inches of rain have already
fallen. Additional rainfall is expected to occur over the next
hour. This will lead to flash flooding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3999 7423 3999 7442 4044 7421 4046 7417
4045 7416 4045 7413 4042 7404
$$
Kruzdlo2 follow-up statements
576
WGUS71 KPHI 051742
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Mount Holly NJ
142 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017
NJC025-029-052045-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170505T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ocean NJ-Monmouth NJ-
142 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT Until 445 PM EDT for
north central Ocean and eastern Monmouth Counties...
At 130 PM EDT...Doppler radar indicated heavy rain was still falling
across portions of the warned area. Between three and four inches
have already fallen.
In Monmouth county, the County Office of Emergency Management
reported that some roads are impassable in Middletown including
Palmer Avenue, Route 36 and Thompson Avenue, Herb Road, and Main
Street in Belford. In addition, local police in Howell are reporting
that Fairfield Road and Route 33 as well as Friendship Road and
Church Road are impassable.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Driving into flood waters could put your life at risk and cost you
thousands of dollars in vehicle repairs. Flood waters may be
deeper than you think. Turn around and find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3999 7423 3999 7442 4044 7421 4046 7417
4045 7416 4045 7413 4042 7404
$$
Kruzdlo883
WGUS71 KPHI 052041
FFSPHI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Mount Holly NJ
441 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017
NJC025-029-052048-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170505T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ocean NJ-Monmouth NJ-
441 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR north central Ocean and eastern
Monmouth Counties WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
The heavy rain has moved out of the area and the flood waters are
receding. The flash flood warning will be allowed to expire at 445
pm.
Please continue to heed any road closures.
LAT...LON 3999 7423 3999 7442 4044 7421 4046 7417
4045 7416 4045 7413 4042 7404
$$
KruzdloThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 39 min | |
| May 5, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 33 min |
| May 5, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| May 5, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 30 min |
| May 5, 9:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| May 5, 9:50 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 6 hr | |
| May 5, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| May 5, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 45 min |
| May 5, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| May 5, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 42 min |
| May 5, 10:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 37 min | |
| May 5, 10:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 4 hr |
| May 5, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 27 min |
| May 5, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| May 5, 11:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| May 5, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 27 min | |
| May 5, 11:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 5 hr |
| May 5, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 54 min |
| May 5, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 43 min |
| May 5, 11:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 5, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| May 5, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 45 min |
| May 5, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 67 min | |
| May 5, 1:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex | 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.