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Areal Flood Advisory 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 11, 2018Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Feb 11, 2018, 2:07 PM EST for Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2018, 2:07 PM EST (19:07 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 2018, 6:00 PM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 2018-02-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2018-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
417 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Feb 11, 12:44 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 12:44 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 12:26 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1226 PM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012>027-PAZ060>062-070-
071-101>106-121730-
New Castle-Kent-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Warren-
Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Delaware-
Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
1226 PM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

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

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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.

DEZ003-004-NJZ001-PAZ054-055-121730-
Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Sussex-Carbon-Monroe-
1226 PM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Periods of heavy rain may result in some flooding of poor drainage
areas, including urban areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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.

ANZ430-431-450>455-121730-
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-
1226 PM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

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

   Dense Fog Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 10:04 AM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1004 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2018

NJZ020-022>027-111530-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Ocean-Atlantic-Atlantic Coastal Cape
May-Cape May-Southeastern Burlington-
1004 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN...
NORTHEASTERN CAPE MAY AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

At 1003 AM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Mays Landing,
or 11 miles northwest of Ocean City, moving east at 60 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Atlantic City, Ocean City, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor City,
Brigantine, Northfield, Absecon, Egg Harbor City, Tuckerton,
Weymouth, Estell Manor, Port Republic, Corbin City, Beesleys Point,
Wading River, Dorothy, Pomona, Mays Landing and English Creek.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3953 7428 3952 7429 3954 7426 3950 7429
      3954 7439 3954 7440 3956 7441 3941 7440
      3949 7431 3943 7433 3936 7442 3933 7468
      3929 7455 3924 7462 3927 7485 3951 7488
      3977 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 1503Z 250DEG 53KT 3941 7471

SFJ
Local storm report, Feb 11, 10:55 AM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1055 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2018

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

1014 AM     FLOOD            CHERRY HILL             39.90N  75.00W
02/11/2018                   CAMDEN             NJ   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            FLOODING ON NJ 38 IN BOTH DIRECATIONS. LANES CLOSED AND
            DETOURED.

1023 AM     FLOOD            GLASSBORO               39.70N  75.11W
02/11/2018                   GLOUCESTER         NJ   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            NJ 47 SOUTHBOUND FLOODED ACROSS ALL LANES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1800036
EVENT NUMBER PHI1800037

SFJ
Local storm report, Feb 11, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 11, 12:44 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 9:01 PM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI31 hr
Feb 10, 10:58 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Feb 10, 11:01 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more8 hr
Feb 11, 2:27 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland4 hr
Feb 11, 6:01 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem18 hr
Feb 11, 7:53 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem16 hr
Feb 11, 10:00 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Feb 11, 10:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic26 min
Feb 11, 10:38 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and 2 more14 hr
Feb 11, 10:57 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISalem12 hr
Feb 11, 12:24 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon4 hr
Feb 11, 12:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset40 hr
Feb 11, 12:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBurlington67 hr
Feb 11, 5:57 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean6 hr
Feb 11, 6:47 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren8 hr
Feb 11, 10:51 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton8 hr
Feb 11, 3:15 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks17 hr
Feb 11, 5:07 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex4 hr
Feb 11, 6:58 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIKent18 hr

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.