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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 24, 2017Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 24, 2017, 7:26 AM EDT for Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
Jun 24, 2017, 7:26 AM EDT (11:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2017, 11:30 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:27 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 8:08 AM EDTFLOOD1 E Possumtown, NJROADWAY FLOODING ON INTERSTATE 287 NEAR POSSUMTOWN ROAD.
Jun 24, 8:30 AM EDTFLOOD1 Ssw Heathcote, NJFLOODING ON US HIGHWAY 1 SOUTHBOUND AT RAYMOND ROAD. JUGHANDLE BLOCKED.

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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 2017-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 488 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 2017-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 177 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
488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

001 
WGUS51 KPHI 241126
FFWPHI
NJC023-035-241530-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0006.170624T1126Z-170624T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
726 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1130 AM EDT

* At 725 AM EDT...Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 
  three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is 
  expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old
  Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North
  Brunswick, Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Matawan,
  Jamesburg, Cranbury, Millstone, Brownville and Martinsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4045 7423 4040 7425 4027 7441 4025 7446
      4034 7463 4045 7458 4049 7470 4062 7460
      4062 7444 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
      4059 7420

$$

CMS
3 follow-up statements
700 
WGUS71 KPHI 241233
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
833 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

NJC023-035-241530-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170624T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
833 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 831 AM EDT...Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
that one to three inches of rain has fallen in much of the warned 
area. Several reports of street flooding have been received, 
especially in the South Brunswick area. Flash flooding is expected 
to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge,
East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick,
Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Matawan, Jamesburg,
Cranbury, Millstone, Brownville and Martinsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4045 7423 4040 7425 4027 7441 4025 7446
      4034 7463 4045 7458 4049 7470 4062 7460
      4062 7444 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
      4059 7420

$$

CMS
455 
WGUS71 KPHI 241236 CCA
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
836 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

NJC023-035-241530-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170624T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
836 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 836 AM EDT...Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
that one to three inches of rain has fallen in much of the warned 
area. Several reports of street flooding have been received, 
especially in the South Brunswick area. Flash flooding is expected 
to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge,
East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick,
Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Matawan, Jamesburg,
Cranbury, Millstone, Brownville and Martinsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4045 7423 4040 7425 4027 7441 4025 7446
      4034 7463 4045 7458 4049 7470 4062 7460
      4062 7444 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
      4059 7420

$$

CMS
248 
WGUS71 KPHI 241520
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1120 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

NJC023-035-241530-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170624T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
1120 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 AM EDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7426 4050 7428
      4045 7423 4040 7425 4027 7441 4025 7446
      4034 7463 4045 7458 4049 7470 4062 7460
      4062 7444 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
      4059 7420

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 8:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Warren3 hr
Jun 24, 3:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren4 hr
Jun 24, 6:17 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI28 min
Jun 24, 6:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem55 min
Jun 24, 6:26 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester34 min
Jun 24, 6:39 AM EDTTornado WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth36 min
Jun 24, 6:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jun 24, 6:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth, Ocean41 min
Jun 24, 6:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Monmouth32 min
Jun 24, 7:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May30 min
Jun 24, 7:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jun 24, 7:09 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset4 hr
Jun 24, 7:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean56 min
Jun 24, 7:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jun 24, 7:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Somerset4 hr
Jun 24, 7:39 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Jun 24, 7:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Jun 24, 8:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 24, 8:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr

Nearby

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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.