Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Advisories in 2018
Areal Flood Advisory 357, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Dec 28, 2018, 3:04 PM EST for 8 counties in New Jersey; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2018, 3:04 PM EST (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 714 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 922 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Dec 28, 12:32 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 12:32 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 3:49 AM EST, 11 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 349 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ001-007-023-024-PAZ054-055-060>062- 290900- Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline- Sussex-Warren-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Carbon-Monroe-Berks- Lehigh-Northampton- 349 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, northern New Jersey, southern New Jersey, east central Pennsylvania and northeast Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ008>010-012>022-025>027-PAZ070-071-101>106- 290900- New Castle-Cecil-Kent MD-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex- Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden- Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Coastal Atlantic- Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Delaware-Philadelphia- Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery- Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- 349 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central New Jersey, northern New Jersey, northwest New Jersey, southern New Jersey 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. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures. ANZ450>455-290900- 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- 349 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .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. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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. ANZ430-431-290900- Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE- 349 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Delaware Bay Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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, Dec 28, 9:19 AM EST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
919 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 PM FLOOD 1 WSW MANOR PARK 39.68N 75.62W
12/27/2018 NEW CASTLE DE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM
1 WSW MANOR PARK. AIRPORT RD BETWEEN I95
EXIT 5A AND MCARTHUR DR CLOSED DUE TO
EARLIER FLOODING.
&&
JEOLocal storm report, Dec 28, 10:53 AM EST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1053 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1038 AM FLOOD 2 W NEW VERNON 40.75N 74.53W
12/28/2018 MORRIS NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NJ DOT - STMC: FLOODING ON I-287 SOUTHBOUND
NORTH OF EXIT 30 - NORTH MAPLE AVE (HARDING
TWP) RIGHT LANE CLOSED.
&&
MPSLocal storm report, Dec 28, 11:16 AM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1116 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1021 AM FLOOD 2 WNW TROUT LAKE 40.01N 75.37W
12/28/2018 DELAWARE PA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLOODING ON GODFREY RD BOTH DIRECTIONS
BETWEEN DARBY PAOLI RD AND SPROUL RD / +
GODFREY RD. ALL LANES CLOSED.
&&
MPSLocal storm report, Dec 28, 11:28 AM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1128 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1111 AM FLOOD 1 SSW STANTON 39.71N 75.65W
12/28/2018 NEW CASTLE DE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
OLD STANTON CHRISTIANA RD IS CLOSED NEAR THE
RAILROAD TRACKS DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
MPSLocal storm report, Dec 28, 11:45 AM EST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1145 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1134 AM FLOOD 1 SSW LOWER SOUTHAMPTON 40.14N 75.00W
12/28/2018 BUCKS PA PUBLIC
PHILMONT AVE BETWEEN HWY 63/RED LION RD AND
PINE RD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
JEOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 11:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 8 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:26 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Ocean | 5 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Advisories in New Jersey, 2018Areal Flood Advisories in Delaware, 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.