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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 2, 2017Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2017, 2:10 PM EDT for Morris 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
Aug 2, 2017, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Morris County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 12:00Z on 2017-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 823 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 12:00Z on 2017-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
823 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1051 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

616 
WGUS51 KPHI 021810
FFWPHI
NJC027-022215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0040.170802T1810Z-170802T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
210 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East central Morris County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 615 PM EDT

* At 210 PM EDT...Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the
  areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Morristown, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park,
  Chatham, Boonton, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany and
  Hanover Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
      4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436 4073 7438
      4083 7453 4096 7429 4095 7428 4092 7429
      4090 7427

$$

Kruzdlo
1 follow-up statement
449 
WGUS71 KPHI 022053
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
453 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

NJC027-022100-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-170802T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-
453 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The heaviest rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. But a flood advisory remains in effect across the 
county for minor low lying and poor drainage flooding. Please 
continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
      4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436 4073 7438
      4083 7453 4096 7429 4095 7428 4092 7429
      4090 7427

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 12:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer4 hr
Aug 2, 12:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris29 min
Aug 2, 12:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer38 min
Aug 2, 12:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex4 hr
Aug 2, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris30 min
Aug 2, 1:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris5 hr
Aug 2, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris28 min
Aug 2, 2:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon4 hr
Aug 2, 2:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon41 min
Aug 2, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden51 min
Aug 2, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren42 min
Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington49 min
Aug 2, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington40 min
Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 2, 2:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren4 hr
Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean44 min
Aug 2, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren27 min
Aug 2, 2:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean5 hr
Aug 2, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren41 min
Aug 2, 3:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Aug 2, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington29 min
Aug 2, 3:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Ocean4 hr
Aug 2, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren43 min
Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth42 min
Aug 2, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIUnion39 min
Aug 2, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex51 min
Aug 2, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex25 min
Aug 2, 3:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 2, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester, Salem39 min
Aug 2, 4:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren4 hr
Aug 2, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 2, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland46 min
Aug 2, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset36 min
Aug 2, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden42 min
Aug 2, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland34 min
Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 2, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester39 min
Aug 2, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester37 min
Aug 2, 5:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Aug 2, 5:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris59 min
Aug 2, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Aug 2, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Aug 2, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Aug 2, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May38 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.