Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2018, 2:37 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 7 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
- Jun 9, 2018, 2:37 PM EDT (18:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2018, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:39 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.57 | Roosevelt Park, NJ | RAINFALL IN THE LAST HOUR. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL |
| Jun 9, 2:49 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Millville, NJ | SEVERE ROAD FLOODING REPORTED |
| Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw Millville, NJ | 911 CENTER REPORTS SEVERAL FLOODED ROADS IN MILLVILLE AS WELL AS VEHICLES IN WATER WITHIN THE LAST HOUR |
| Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bridgeton, NJ | 911 CENTER REPORTS SEVERAL FLOODED STREETS IN DOWNTOWN ALONG WITH VEHICLES IN WATER WITHIN THE LAST HOUR |
| Jun 9, 3:38 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.4 | Bridgeton, NJ | RAINFALL IN THE LAST 1 HOUR AND 20 MINS. RAIN IS STILL FALLING |
| Jun 9, 4:04 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.98 | 1 Sse Carmel, NJ | 3-HR RAINFALL. JUST UNDER 3.5 INCHES FELL IN 90 MINUTES ENDING AT 4 PM. |
| Jun 9, 4:10 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.48 | Gouldtown, NJ | 4.48 INCHES OF RAIN RECORDED IN FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP. |
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 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 733 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 972 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
857
WGUS51 KPHI 091837
FFWPHI
NJC001-009-011-092230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0011.180609T1837Z-180609T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
237 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 237 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Ground reports indicate up to 3
inches of rain has fallen in a few spots during the past few hours.
Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of
heaviest rain.
* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Cumberland, Laurel Lake, Woodbine,
Estell Manor, Shiloh, Corbin City, Leesburg, Dorothy, Dennisville,
Bricksboro, Eldora, Mauricetown, Belleplain Forest, Mays Landing,
English Creek, Fairton and Goshen.
LAT...LON 3911 7480 3925 7504 3924 7505 3926 7505
3943 7535 3952 7520 3952 7517 3946 7508
3948 7507 3951 7508 3951 7507 3949 7455
$$
JJM2 follow-up statements
246
WGUS71 KPHI 092109
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
509 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
NJC001-009-011-092230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180609T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
509 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL CAPE MAY
COUNTIES...
At 505 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding in the
Bridgeton and Millville areas. Reports of four to five inches of
rain have been recorded with flash flooding already occurring.
Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Cumberland, Laurel Lake, Estell
Manor, Shiloh, Corbin City, Mauricetown, Belleplain Forest, Dorothy,
Fairton, Bricksboro, Port Elizabeth, Seabrook Farms, South Vineland
and Rosenhayn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3935 7470 3925 7489 3928 7498 3928 7501
3929 7501 3931 7511 3943 7535 3952 7520
3952 7518 3946 7508 3948 7507 3950 7508
3941 7478
$$
Meola346
WGUS71 KPHI 092223
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
623 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
NJC001-009-011-092231-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180609T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
623 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...CENTRAL
CUMBERLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM
EDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Life-threatening flash flooding is no
longer expected. However, excessive runoff from the heavy rain that
fell this afternoon will continue to cause areal flooding along
creeks and streams and in poor drainage areas. A Flood Warning has
been issued to cover this hazard. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3935 7470 3925 7489 3928 7498 3928 7501
3929 7501 3931 7511 3943 7535 3952 7520
3952 7518 3946 7508 3948 7507 3950 7508
3941 7478
$$
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 28 min |
| Jun 9, 1:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 119 min | |
| Jun 9, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 28 min |
| Jun 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 88 min | |
| Jun 9, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 4 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.