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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 20, 201910 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2019, 3:20 PM EDT for 10 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 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
Jun 20, 2019, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2019, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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
Jun 20, 6:12 PM EDTFLOODHaddonfield, NJVIDEO SHOWING FLOOD WATERS IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF A HOME ABOUT 6 INCHES DEEP.

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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 2019-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 264 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 2019-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
264 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

181 
WGUS51 KPHI 201920
FFWPHI
NJC001-005-007-011-015-021-023-025-029-033-PAC017-202315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0031.190620T1920Z-190620T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
320 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
  Northern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
  East central Salem County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Mercer County in central New Jersey...
  Eastern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
  Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms were about to 
  move over areas that received very heavy rainfall last night. Up 
  to one and one-half inches can be expected with these 
  thunderstorms. The rain will fall in a very short time and produce 
  flash flooding across portions of the warned area. 

Creeks and streams remain high. Some are still flooding from last 
night's rain. The thunderstorms expected over the next hour or two 
will add more runoff and exacerbate current flooding. 

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Trenton, Vineland, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Evesham, Mount Laurel,
  Manalapan, Ewing, Willingboro, Voorhees, Medford, Glassboro,
  Lindenwold, Hammonton, Lumberton, Princeton, Florence, Bellmawr,
  Burlington and Bristol.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3949 7485 3947 7533 4039 7478 4029 7437

$$

Kruzdlo
1 follow-up statement
834 
WGUS71 KPHI 202307
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
707 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

NJC001-005-007-011-015-021-023-025-029-033-PAC017-202315-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-190620T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Salem NJ-Ocean NJ-Camden NJ-Mercer NJ-
Gloucester NJ-Burlington NJ-Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-Bucks PA-
707 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND...EAST CENTRAL SALEM...NORTHWESTERN OCEAN...CAMDEN...
MERCER...EASTERN GLOUCESTER...NORTHERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN
MONMOUTH...SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...

The flash flood warning will be allowed to expire at 715 pm. Other 
flood warnings remain in place across northern Burlington county. 

LAT...LON 3949 7485 3947 7533 4039 7478 4029 7437

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIOcean2 hr
Jun 19, 8:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Ocean2 hr
Jun 19, 11:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem5 hr
Jun 19, 11:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington5 hr
Jun 20, 1:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington3 hr
Jun 20, 4:32 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI5 hr
Jun 20, 4:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester14 hr
Jun 20, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester, Hunterdon, Salem, Somerset94 min
Jun 20, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem57 min
Jun 20, 2:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and 1 more4 hr
Jun 20, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic24 min
Jun 20, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Ocean54 min
Jun 20, 4:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jun 20, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean54 min
Jun 20, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland37 min
Jun 20, 4:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Jun 20, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 20, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean35 min
Jun 20, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean31 min
Jun 20, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic35 min
Jun 20, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI90 min
Jun 20, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington10 hr
Jun 19, 9:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIPhiladelphia3 hr
Jun 19, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILebanon55 min
Jun 19, 10:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks50 min
Jun 19, 11:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware6 hr
Jun 19, 11:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks6 hr
Jun 20, 12:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMontgomery7 min
Jun 20, 12:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia6 hr
Jun 20, 3:40 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIDelaware111 min
Jun 20, 3:59 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester7 hr
Jun 20, 5:10 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware12 hr
Jun 20, 5:19 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware13 hr
Jun 20, 5:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks6 hr
Jun 20, 6:14 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia10 hr
Jun 20, 6:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIDelaware3 hr
Jun 20, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery51 min
Jun 20, 1:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks4 hr
Jun 20, 2:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery4 hr
Jun 20, 4:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Jun 20, 6:33 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMontgomery3 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.