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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 27, 2018Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2018, 4:28 AM EDT for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 6 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
May 27, 2018, 4:28 AM EDT (08:28 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2018, 8:30 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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
May 27, 4:45 AM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wsw Belmar, NJRT 35 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS JUST SOUTH OF NJ-138 DUE TO FLOODING
May 27, 4:45 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 3.192 S Wall Twp, NJ3-HR RAINFALL TOTAL. 1.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL RECORDED IN 15-MIN PERIOD ENDING 425 AM
May 27, 5:10 AM EDTFLOOD1 Wsw Belmar, NJRT 35 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS JUST SOUTH OF NJ-138 DUE TO FLOODING
May 27, 5:40 AM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.242 S Wall Twp, NJRAINFALL TOTAL IN THE PAST 4-HR
May 27, 6:15 AM EDTFLASH FLOODCollingwood Park, NJFLOODING ON NJ 33 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS NEAR COLLINGSWOOD CIRCLE. ALL LANES CLOSED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 27, 7:30 AM EDTFLOODCollingwood Park, NJFLOODING ON NJ 33 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS NEAR COLLINGSWOOD CIRCLE. ALL LANES CLOSED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 00:00Z on 2018-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 861 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 00:00Z on 2018-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
861 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1209 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

165 
WGUS51 KPHI 270828
FFWPHI
NJC025-271230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0003.180527T0828Z-180527T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
428 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 830 AM EDT.

* At 427 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to
  three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is
  expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Asbury Park, Tinton Falls, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,
  Farmingdale, Allenwood, Collingwood Park, Ramtown, Neptune City,
  Brielle, Spring Lake Heights, Bradley Beach, Spring Lake,
  Avon-By-the-sea, Sea Girt, Interlaken, Deal, Allenhurst, Loch
  Arbour and Ocean Grove.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 4008 7402 4008 7404 4010 7404 4010 7410
      4014 7411 4011 7414 4020 7417 4023 7416
      4024 7399

$$

JRK
2 follow-up statements
795 
WGUS71 KPHI 271028
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
628 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

NJC025-271230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180527T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
628 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY...

At 624 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the warned area. Three to 
four inches of rain have already fallen. Numerous road closures due 
to flooding have been reported, including on Route 18 near exit 6 
and Route 35 both near Wyckoff Rd and south of NJ-138. Flash 
flooding may be occurring or beginning shortly.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Asbury Park, Tinton Falls, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,
Farmingdale, Allenwood, Collingwood Park, Ramtown, Neptune City,
Brielle, Spring Lake Heights, Bradley Beach, Spring Lake,
Avon-By-the-sea, Sea Girt, Interlaken, Deal, Allenhurst, Loch Arbour
and Ocean Grove.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4008 7402 4008 7404 4010 7404 4010 7410
      4014 7411 4011 7414 4020 7417 4023 7416
      4024 7399

$$

JRK
981 
WGUS71 KPHI 271231
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
831 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

NJC025-271235-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180527T1230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
831 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 AM EDT...

The Flash Flood Warning has been converted to a Flood Warning. 
Runoff and flooding will continue throughout the morning, but the 
rapid rises the area experienced earlier has eased. A widespread 
three to five inches fell in a short period of time earlier this 
morning. More rain is expected throughout the morning, but it is not 
expected to be as intense. Road closures have been reported. Creeks, 
streams, and rivers, like the Shark River, have risen and will 
continue to do so as the rain continues to runoff.  

LAT...LON 4008 7402 4008 7404 4010 7404 4010 7410
      4014 7411 4011 7414 4020 7417 4023 7416
      4024 7399

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 11:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 9 more23 hr
May 27, 1:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
May 27, 1:46 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI89 min
May 27, 1:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth4 hr
May 27, 2:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Warren4 hr
May 27, 4:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
May 27, 4:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
May 27, 5:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon4 hr
May 27, 5:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth4 hr
May 27, 5:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth4 hr
May 27, 6:12 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset4 hr
May 27, 6:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon4 hr
May 27, 7:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer4 hr
May 27, 8:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth7 hr
May 27, 8:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
May 27, 9:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMercer13 hr
May 27, 9:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean3 hr
May 27, 10:02 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth6 hr
May 27, 10:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset8 hr
May 27, 10:27 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon8 hr
May 27, 11:18 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer7 hr
May 27, 3:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset46 hr
May 27, 3:22 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more12 hr
May 27, 3:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth16 hr
May 27, 6:07 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset4 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.