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Areal Flood Advisory 142, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 23, 2018Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 23, 2018, 7:56 AM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 23, 2018, 7:56 AM EDT (11:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2018, 10:57 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2018-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 237 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2018-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 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
237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jul 23, 5:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 5:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 3:55 AM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
355 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-PAZ060-061-070-071-101>106-240800-
New Castle-Kent-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Berks-
Lehigh-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
355 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, northern
Delaware, northeast Maryland, east central Pennsylvania and
southeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

  Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through the mid-week
period. The risk of flooding, including flash flooding, will
increase as soils become increasingly wet, and as river and creek
levels rise following each successive round of locally heavy
rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

DEZ003-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-PAZ054-055-062-240800-
Inland Sussex-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-
Western Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Northampton-
355 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Delaware, central
New Jersey, northern New Jersey, northwest New Jersey, southern New
Jersey, east central Pennsylvania and northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms will contain very heavy downpours through
tonight that could cause flooding of poor drainage and urbanized
areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through the mid-week
period. The risk of flooding, including flash flooding, will
increase as soils become increasingly wet, and as river and creek
levels rise following each successive round of locally heavy
rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-240800-
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
355 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Delaware, central
New Jersey and southern New Jersey.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Rip Current Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There is an enhanced risk for the development of dangerous rip
currents through midweek.

Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected into the mid-week
period. The greatest risk for heavy rainfall will favor locations to
our west early in the week then shift eastward toward the coastal
plain Wednesday and Thursday. In general, the risk of flooding,
including flash flooding, will increase as soils become increasingly
wet, and as river and creek levels rise following each successive
round of locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

ANZ430-431-450>455-240800-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
355 AM EDT Mon Jul 23 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters and
Delaware Bay Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 7:42 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
742 AM EDT MON JUL 23 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0724 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SW WANTAGE            41.20N  74.60W
07/23/2018  M2.17 INCH       SUSSEX             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT. 1.7" OCCURED BETWEEN 1224 AM AND
            129 AM

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1801123

STAARMANN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 9:44 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean23 hr
Jul 23, 1:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex38 min
Jul 23, 3:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more68 hr
Jul 23, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI25 min
Jul 23, 1:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISalem34 min
Jul 23, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
Jul 22, 8:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIChester117 min
Jul 22, 8:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Jul 22, 8:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester4 hr
Jul 22, 9:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHILehigh3 hr
Jul 22, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe54 min
Jul 22, 11:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe, Northampton3 hr
Jul 23, 12:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester5 hr
Jul 23, 7:00 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware9 hr
Jul 23, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester32 min
Jul 23, 10:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex110 min
Jul 23, 11:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent37 min
Jul 23, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent32 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in New Jersey, 2018Every areal flood advisory in 2018

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.