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Flash Flood Warning 106, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 11, 20184 counties in Maryland; Kent County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Oct 11, 2018, 10:06 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maryland; Kent County, Delaware. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 11, 2018, 10:06 PM EDT (02:06 UTC)
Expired
Oct 12, 2018, 3:37 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Kent County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 12, 2:14 AM EDTFLOOD1 Nne Cordova, MDMD 303 AT MD 309 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Oct 12, 2:17 AM EDTFLOOD3 Sw Cordova, MDMD 309 AT RABBIT HILL RD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Oct 12, 3:17 AM EDTFLOOD1 W Easton, MDFLOODING FORCED THE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 322 NORTH AT PORT STREET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2018-10-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 959 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2018-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
959 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
4.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

973 
WGUS51 KPHI 120206
FFWPHI
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-120600-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0106.181012T0206Z-181012T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1006 PM EDT THU OCT 11 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Kent County in central Delaware...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  East central Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 200 AM EDT.

* At 1002 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Up to four inches of rain have already fallen across 
  portions of the advised area. This amount of rainfall is capable 
  of producing flash flooding. 

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Dover, Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Smyrna, Denton, Centreville,
  Camden, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Cheswold, St. Michaels,
  Church Hill, Oxford, Millington, Sudlersville, Bowers, Goldsboro
  and Queen Anne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3883 7630 3885 7627 3878 7621
      3879 7619 3893 7620 3895 7623 3900 7617
      3924 7602 3930 7540 3927 7537 3907 7537
      3865 7613 3871 7624 3876 7622 3872 7629
      3878 7629 3867 7634 3873 7633 3875 7637

$$

Kruzdlo
2 follow-up statements
611 
WGUS51 KPHI 120537
FFWPHI
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-121000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0106.000000T0000Z-181012T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
137 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Kent County in central Delaware...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  East central Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 600 AM EDT.

* At 136 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to heavy rain 
  across the warned area. Up to five inches of rain have already 
  fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Dover, Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Smyrna, Denton, Centreville,
  Camden, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Cheswold, St. Michaels,
  Church Hill, Oxford, Millington, Sudlersville, Bowers, Goldsboro
  and Queen Anne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3883 7630 3885 7627 3878 7621
      3879 7619 3893 7620 3895 7623 3900 7617
      3924 7602 3930 7540 3927 7537 3907 7537
      3865 7613 3871 7624 3876 7622 3872 7629
      3878 7629 3867 7634 3873 7633 3875 7637

$$

Kruzdlo
189 
WGUS71 KPHI 120737
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
337 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2018

DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-120747-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0106.000000T0000Z-181012T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kent DE-Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
337 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR KENT...TALBOT...QUEEN ANNE'S...
CAROLINE AND EAST CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

This flash flood warning has been converted to a flood warning. 
Three to six inches of rain fell since last evening. It will take 
some time to drain.

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3883 7630 3885 7627 3878 7621
      3879 7619 3893 7620 3895 7623 3900 7617
      3924 7602 3930 7540 3927 7537 3907 7537
      3865 7613 3871 7624 3876 7622 3872 7629
      3878 7629 3867 7634 3873 7633 3875 7637

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 8:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's8 hr
Oct 11, 11:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's4 hr
Oct 11, 11:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICaroline, Talbot4 hr
Oct 12, 12:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's4 hr
Oct 12, 3:28 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICaroline, Talbot6 hr
Oct 12, 3:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot6 hr
Oct 12, 3:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's7 hr
Oct 11, 11:54 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningPHISussex9 hr
Oct 12, 11:42 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Oct 12, 2:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIKent7 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Maryland, 2018Flash Flood Warnings in Delaware, 2018Every flash flood warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.