Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS New York, NY
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Wanaque, NJ | TREMONT 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.
- 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
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
$$
MD3 follow-up statements
943
WGUS51 KOKX 252102
FFWOKX
NJC031-252300-
/O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
502 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding
is already occurring.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale and Wanaque.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4115 7431 4113 7421 4102 7427 4100 7425
4096 7427 4096 7428 4097 7428 4098 7430
4100 7430 4100 7433 4101 7434 4100 7435
4101 7435 4101 7438
$$
MD090
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
$$
MD155
WGUS71 KOKX 252251
FFSOKX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
651 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018
NJC031-252300-
/O.EXP.KOKX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180725T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Passaic NJ-
651 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL PASSAIC COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM EDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Although flooding is no longer expected to
pose a threat in the near term, additional rainfall is possible
tonight. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 4115 7431 4113 7421 4102 7427 4100 7425
4096 7427 4096 7428 4097 7428 4098 7430
4100 7430 4100 7433 4101 7434 4100 7435
4101 7435 4101 7438
$$
MDThe office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 4:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Essex, Passaic, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 113 min |
| Jul 25, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 61 min |
| Jul 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Passaic | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OKX | Passaic | 93 min |
| Jul 25, 6:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 9 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.