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Areal Flood Advisory 62, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 19, 2018Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at May 19, 2018, 7:52 AM EDT for Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2018, 7:52 AM EDT (11:52 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2018, 10:04 AM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 19, 7:32 AM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 7:32 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 7:35 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
735 AM EDT Sat May 19 2018

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>104-
201145-
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Berks-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-
Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-
735 AM EDT Sat May 19 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, northern
Delaware, southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, southern New
Jersey, 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.

   Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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.

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-201145-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Carbon-Monroe-Lehigh-Northampton-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
735 AM EDT Sat May 19 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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>455-201145-
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-
735 AM EDT Sat May 19 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...Sunday through Friday.

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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland, Salem68 min
May 19, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland43 min
May 19, 7:32 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI16 hr
May 19, 5:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex3 hr
May 19, 1:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex4 hr

Nearby

Areal 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.