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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 2, 20184 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Mar 2, 2018, 1:19 AM EST for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2018, 1:19 AM EST (06:19 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2018, 5:15 AM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:19 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 2018-03-02Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2018-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1229 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

288 
WGUS81 KPHI 020619
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
119 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2018

NJC023-025-027-035-021015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0021.180302T0619Z-180302T1015Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-Monmouth NJ-
119 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
  Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
  Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 515 AM EST

* At 118 AM EST...Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause
  urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Morristown, Asbury Park,
  Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Middletown, Old Bridge, Howell, East
  Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North
  Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan, Carteret and Dover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4013 7401 4025 7448 4033 7462 4038 7462
      4037 7472 4046 7477 4071 7472 4079 7489
      4108 7450 4104 7450 4100 7430 4091 7427
      4091 7433 4060 7446 4060 7421 4047 7427
      4041 7400 4048 7402 4048 7401 4047 7399

$$

CMS
1 follow-up statement
847 
WGUS81 KPHI 020808
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
308 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2018

NJC023-025-027-035-021015-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180302T1015Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-Monmouth NJ-
308 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2018

...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
515 AM EST FOR MORRIS...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

At 307 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated a brief break in the heavy 
rain, but more will enter the advisory area in the next couple of 
hours. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the 
advisory area.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Morristown, Asbury Park,
Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Middletown, Old Bridge, Howell, East
Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick,
Marlboro, Manalapan, Carteret and Dover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4013 7401 4025 7448 4033 7462 4038 7462
      4037 7472 4046 7477 4071 7472 4079 7489
      4108 7450 4104 7450 4100 7430 4091 7427
      4091 7433 4060 7446 4060 7421 4047 7427
      4041 7400 4048 7402 4048 7401 4047 7399

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 12:43 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Warren4 hr
Mar 2, 2:26 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth and 2 more4 hr
Mar 2, 3:25 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon6 hr
Mar 2, 3:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester54 min
Mar 2, 4:43 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren3 hr
Mar 2, 6:29 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer4 hr
Mar 2, 7:40 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren5 hr
Mar 2, 8:45 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Mar 2, 10:11 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Ocean4 hr
Mar 2, 10:23 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer4 hr
Mar 2, 1:25 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon4 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.