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Flash Flood Warning 92, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 2, 2018Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 2, 2018, 3:52 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Salem 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
Sep 2, 2018, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Sep 2, 2018, 7:07 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2018-09-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 970 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 2018-09-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
970 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

552 
WGUS51 KPHI 021952
FFWPHI
NJC011-015-033-022345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0092.180902T1952Z-180902T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
352 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  South central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 352 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Locally, up to two 
  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...
  Vineland, Millville, Buena, Newfield, Elmer, 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.

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 3943 7500 3942 7516 3961 7533 3964 7515
      3952 7498 3951 7497

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
435 
WGUS71 KPHI 022141
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

NJC015-022150-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0092.000000T0000Z-180902T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gloucester NJ-
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GLOUCESTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3943 7500 3942 7516 3951 7523 3958 7508
      3955 7503 3951 7497

$$

NJC011-033-022345-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0092.000000T0000Z-180902T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTIES...

At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain fell across the warned area, and resulted in up to two inches 
of rain. Flash flooding is ongoing in the warned area. 

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Vineland, Millville, Buena, Newfield, Seabrook Farms, South Vineland,
Rosenhayn, Olivet and Centerton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3943 7500 3942 7516 3951 7523 3958 7508
      3955 7503 3951 7497

$$

MPS
315 
WGUS71 KPHI 022307
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
707 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

NJC011-033-022317-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0092.000000T0000Z-180902T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-
707 PM EDT SUN SEP 2 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN 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 3943 7500 3942 7516 3951 7523 3958 7508
      3955 7503 3951 7497

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem69 min
Sep 2, 4:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden3 hr
Sep 2, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.