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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 9, 2018Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 2:39 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 2.57Roosevelt Park, NJRAINFALL IN THE LAST HOUR. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL
Jun 9, 2:49 PM EDTFLASH FLOODMillville, NJSEVERE ROAD FLOODING REPORTED
Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wsw Millville, NJ911 CENTER REPORTS SEVERAL FLOODED ROADS IN MILLVILLE AS WELL AS VEHICLES IN WATER WITHIN THE LAST HOUR
Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODBridgeton, NJ911 CENTER REPORTS SEVERAL FLOODED STREETS IN DOWNTOWN ALONG WITH VEHICLES IN WATER WITHIN THE LAST HOUR
Jun 9, 3:38 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 5.4Bridgeton, NJRAINFALL IN THE LAST 1 HOUR AND 20 MINS. RAIN IS STILL FALLING
Jun 9, 4:04 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.981 Sse Carmel, NJ3-HR RAINFALL. JUST UNDER 3.5 INCHES FELL IN 90 MINUTES ENDING AT 4 PM.
Jun 9, 4:10 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.48Gouldtown, NJ4.48 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 733 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 12:00Z on 2018-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

JJM
2 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

$$

Meola
346 
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

$$

JRK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic28 min
Jun 9, 1:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland2 hr
Jun 9, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI119 min
Jun 9, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland25 min
Jun 9, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May, Cumberland26 min
Jun 9, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland24 min
Jun 9, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland28 min
Jun 9, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Jun 9, 6:20 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICumberland4 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.