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Flash Flood Warning 104, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 25, 2018Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 25, 2018, 6:03 PM EDT for Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 25, 2018, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired
Sep 25, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2018-09-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2018-09-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 413 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
413 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
577 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

710 
WGUS51 KPHI 252203
FFWPHI
NJC021-023-025-260100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0104.180925T2203Z-180926T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
603 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
  Central Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
  Central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 601 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain moving into the 
  warned area. A quick one to two inches of rain can be expected 
  which will be capable of producing flash flooding. 

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  New Brunswick, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick,
  Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan, Jamesburg,
  Hightstown, Allentown, Roosevelt, Brownville, Dayton, Robertsville,
  North Brunswick Township, Clearbrook Park, Clarksburg, Yorketown
  and Twin Rivers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 4032 7420 4018 7440 4008 7455 4021 7464
      4030 7446 4042 7458 4053 7436

$$

Fitzsimmons
1 follow-up statement
091 
WGUS71 KPHI 260051
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
851 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018

NJC021-023-025-260100-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0104.000000T0000Z-180926T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mercer NJ-Middlesex NJ-Monmouth NJ-
851 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...CENTRAL
MIDDLESEX AND CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...

The heavy rain has ended and flash flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4032 7420 4018 7440 4008 7455 4021 7464
      4030 7446 4042 7458 4053 7436

$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 25, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren23 min
Sep 25, 12:33 PM EDTRip Current StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean8 hr
Sep 25, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Somerset, Sussex43 min
Sep 25, 2:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 1 more3 hr
Sep 25, 4:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden4 hr
Sep 25, 5:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset4 hr
Sep 25, 5:35 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer4 hr
Sep 25, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean3 hr
Sep 25, 6:47 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington32 min
Sep 25, 7:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth17 min

Nearby

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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.