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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 11, 2018Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 11, 2018, 1:07 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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
Aug 11, 2018, 1:07 PM EDT (17:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2018, 5:00 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

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 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
Aug 11, 1:09 PM EDTFLOODSomers Point, NJREPORT WITH PICUTRES OF NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS COVERED IN ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER IN SOMERS POINT.

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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2018-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1571 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 2018-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
1571 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

130 
WGUS51 KPHI 111707
FFWPHI
NJC001-009-112100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0056.180811T1707Z-180811T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
107 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South central Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Cape May County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 105 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. In 
  excess of two inches of rain have already fallen in only 40 
  minutes. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas 
  of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Ocean City, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor City, Northfield, 
  Margate City, Estell Manor, Longport, Corbin City, Beesleys Point, 
  English Creek and Linwood.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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.

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 7446 3924 7459 3929 7468 3935 7467
      3937 7463 3939 7457

$$

JRK
1 follow-up statement
976 
WGUS71 KPHI 112056
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
456 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018

NJC001-009-112105-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-180811T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atlantic NJ-Cape May NJ-
456 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND
NORTHEASTERN CAPE MAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...

The heavy rain has ended. While minor flooding is still possible, 
the threat of flash flooding has ended.

LAT...LON 3937 7446 3924 7459 3929 7468 3935 7467
      3937 7463 3939 7457

$$

jjm

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 3:24 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon and 9 more20 hr
Aug 11, 4:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more24 hr
Aug 11, 5:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren4 hr
Aug 11, 6:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Warren6 hr
Aug 11, 6:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset7 hr
Aug 11, 7:16 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
Aug 11, 10:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Somerset3 hr
Aug 11, 11:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic4 hr
Aug 11, 11:46 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI119 min
Aug 11, 11:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington35 min
Aug 11, 12:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean4 hr
Aug 11, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean36 min
Aug 11, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Aug 11, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden39 min
Aug 11, 2:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren9 hr
Aug 11, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May25 min
Aug 11, 2:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester3 hr
Aug 11, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI86 min
Aug 11, 2:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May, Cumberland3 hr
Aug 11, 2:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren3 hr
Aug 11, 2:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Aug 11, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland47 min
Aug 11, 3:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren4 hr
Aug 11, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon47 min
Aug 11, 3:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Sussex3 hr
Aug 11, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Cumberland51 min
Aug 11, 3:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIAtlantic3 hr
Aug 11, 3:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMorris3 hr
Aug 11, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester, Salem3 hr
Aug 11, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren4 hr
Aug 11, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 11, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 11, 6:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISalem3 hr
Aug 11, 7:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cumberland3 hr
Aug 11, 7:46 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic4 days

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.