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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS New York, NY

July 25, 2018Passaic County, New Jersey

NWS New York, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 25, 2018, 3:56 PM EDT for Passaic County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
Jul 25, 2018, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS New York, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Passaic County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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
Jul 25, 5:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWanaque, NJTREMONT TERRACE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2018-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 922 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 2018-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
922 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
546 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

569 
WGUS51 KOKX 251956
FFWOKX
NJC031-252130-
/O.NEW.KOKX.FF.W.0008.180725T1956Z-180725T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
356 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
  area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is
  expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale and Wanaque. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7431 4113 7421 4102 7427 4100 7425
      4096 7427 4096 7428 4097 7428 4098 7430
      4100 7430 4100 7433 4101 7434 4100 7435
      4101 7435 4101 7438

$$

MD
3 follow-up statements
943 
WGUS51 KOKX 252102
FFWOKX
NJC031-252300-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
502 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
  area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding
  is already occurring.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale and Wanaque. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4115 7431 4113 7421 4102 7427 4100 7425
      4096 7427 4096 7428 4097 7428 4098 7430
      4100 7430 4100 7433 4101 7434 4100 7435
      4101 7435 4101 7438

$$

MD
090 
WGUS71 KOKX 252155
FFSOKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
555 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018

NJC031-252300-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Passaic NJ-
555 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL PASSAIC COUNTY...

At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned 
area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding 
may already be occurring.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale and Wanaque. 

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 4115 7431 4113 7421 4102 7427 4100 7425
      4096 7427 4096 7428 4097 7428 4098 7430
      4100 7430 4100 7433 4101 7434 4100 7435
      4101 7435 4101 7438

$$

MD
155 
WGUS71 KOKX 252251
FFSOKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
651 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018

NJC031-252300-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Passaic NJ-
651 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL PASSAIC COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM EDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Although flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat in the near term, additional rainfall is possible 
tonight. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4115 7431 4113 7421 4102 7427 4100 7425
      4096 7427 4096 7428 4097 7428 4098 7430
      4100 7430 4100 7433 4101 7434 4100 7435
      4101 7435 4101 7438

$$

MD

The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 4:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXEssex, Passaic, Union2 hr
Jul 25, 6:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union113 min
Jul 25, 3:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPassaic61 min
Jul 25, 4:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningOKXPassaic3 hr
Jul 25, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOKXPassaic93 min
Jul 25, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchOKXBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union9 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.