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Flash Flood Warning 70, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 12, 2018Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2018, 6:32 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 112 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2018, 6:32 PM EDT (22:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2018, 8:24 PM EDT
In force
112 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2018-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 487 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 2018-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 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
487 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

034 
WGUS51 KPHI 122232
FFWPHI
NJC011-033-130230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0070.180812T2232Z-180813T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
632 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Salem County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Over two inches of rain has 
  fallen in between Rosenhayn and Millville during the past hour, 
  and more rain is possible into the evening hours. Flash flooding 
  is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton, Laurel Lake, Elmer, Fairton, 
  Olivet, Seabrook Farms, South Vineland, Rosenhayn and Centerton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 3962 7513 3943 7488 3928 7508 3944 7535

$$

jjm
1 follow-up statement
303 
WGUS71 KPHI 130024
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
824 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2018

NJC011-033-130034-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0070.000000T0000Z-180813T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
824 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL CUMBERLAND AND EAST CENTRAL
SALEM 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 3962 7513 3943 7488 3928 7508 3944 7535

$$

jjm

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 8:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Aug 11, 8:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May3 hr
Aug 11, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Aug 11, 9:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Aug 11, 9:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland, Salem81 min
Aug 11, 9:30 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset88 min
Aug 11, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Aug 11, 10:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIWarren4 hr
Aug 11, 11:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Aug 11, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI37 min
Aug 12, 5:28 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more24 hr
Aug 12, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland, Salem118 min
Aug 12, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI32 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.