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Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

November 26, 2018Morris County, Somerset County, Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Nov 26, 2018, 4:24 PM EST for Morris County, Somerset County, Sussex 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
Nov 26, 2018, 4:24 PM EST (21:24 UTC)
Expired
Nov 26, 2018, 7:09 PM EST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2018-11-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

762 
WGUS51 KPHI 262124
FFWPHI
NJC027-035-037-270130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0113.181126T2124Z-181127T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
424 PM EST MON NOV 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  South central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  North central Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 830 PM EST.

* At 423 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen, and 
  additional rain is possible. Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Morristown, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover,
  Lincoln Park, Boonton, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount
  Arlington, Mendham, Mountain Lakes, Stanhope, Netcong, Peapack And
  Gladstone, Chester, Victory Gardens and Far Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
      4079 7437 4076 7437 4065 7459 4097 7480
      4105 7466 4097 7428 4092 7429 4091 7427
      4090 7427

$$

SFJ
2 follow-up statements
632 
WGUS71 KPHI 262316
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
616 PM EST MON NOV 26 2018

NJC027-035-037-270130-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-181127T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-Somerset NJ-
616 PM EST MON NOV 26 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EST FOR
MORRIS...SOUTH CENTRAL SUSSEX AND NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES...

At 614 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated the heavy rain had left the 
warned area. However, additional light rain is possible, and water 
will be slow to recede given the already saturated ground. 
Therefore, the flash flood warning continues. Up to one inch of rain 
has already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Morristown, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Florham Park, East Hanover,
Lincoln Park, Boonton, Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount
Arlington, Mendham, Mountain Lakes, Stanhope, Netcong, Peapack And
Gladstone, Chester, Victory Gardens and Far Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
      4079 7437 4076 7437 4065 7459 4097 7480
      4105 7466 4097 7428 4092 7429 4091 7427
      4090 7427

$$

SFJ
824 
WGUS71 KPHI 270009
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
709 PM EST MON NOV 26 2018

NJC027-035-037-270019-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-181127T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-Somerset NJ-
709 PM EST MON NOV 26 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MORRIS...SOUTH CENTRAL SUSSEX AND
NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4088 7434 4086 7432 4082 7434
      4079 7437 4076 7437 4065 7459 4097 7480
      4105 7466 4097 7428 4092 7429 4091 7427
      4090 7427

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 25, 7:39 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex20 hr
Nov 26, 3:06 AM ESTGale WarningPHI39 hr
Nov 26, 2:06 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementPHIOcean29 hr
Nov 26, 3:07 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren3 hr
Nov 26, 3:31 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex4 hr
Nov 26, 3:40 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHICumberland, Salem44 hr
Nov 26, 5:34 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIWarren40 hr
Nov 26, 5:51 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris31 hr
Nov 26, 5:52 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic21 hr
Nov 26, 6:02 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset2 hr
Nov 26, 6:29 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington21 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.