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Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 22, 20194 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2019, 6:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 5 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
Jul 22, 2019, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2019, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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
Jul 22, 6:40 PM EDTFLASH FLOODMetuchen, NJWATER RESCUE AT EDISON TRAIN STATION. TWO VEHICLES STRANDED.
Jul 22, 7:28 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nnw Metuchen, NJSEVERAL WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS IN THE METUCHEN AND EDISON AREAS.
Jul 22, 7:30 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWatchung, NJTHE GAUGE ON STONY BROOK AT WATCHUNG REACHED MINOR FLOOD STAGE.
Jul 22, 7:31 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNorth Plainfield, NJTHE GAUGE ON STONY BROOK AT NORTH PLAINFIELD REACHED MINOR FLOOD STAGE.
Jul 22, 8:42 PM EDTFLASH FLOODWoodbridge, NJFLOODING ON NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE NORTH OF INTERCHANGE 11. RIGHT AND CENTER LANES BLOCKED.

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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 2019-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1598 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

160 
WGUS51 KPHI 222235
FFWPHI
NJC019-023-027-035-230230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0068.190722T2235Z-190723T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
635 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  East central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 634 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. One to two inches of rain has 
  already fallen in a short amount of time with more rain coming. 
  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of 
  heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville, Somerset,
  Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Bridgewater, South Brunswick,
  Sayreville, North Brunswick, Carteret, Madison, Middlesex, Florham
  Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Bound Brook and Manville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

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 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7428 4045 7423
      4027 7447 4036 7462 4038 7462 4039 7467
      4044 7476 4064 7487 4095 7428 4090 7427
      4091 7433 4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4065 7440 4060 7446 4060 7421

$$

Robertson5
1 follow-up statement
540 
WGUS71 KPHI 230226
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

NJC019-023-027-035-230236-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-190723T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
1026 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS...EAST CENTRAL
HUNTERDON...SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM
EDT...

Areas of flooding continue on local creeks and streams, in addition 
to roadway flooding in some areas. The Flash Flood Warning will be 
allowed to expire and be replaced by an Areal Flood Warning.

LAT...LON 4056 7421 4055 7425 4050 7428 4045 7423
      4027 7447 4036 7462 4038 7462 4039 7467
      4044 7476 4064 7487 4095 7428 4090 7427
      4091 7433 4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4065 7440 4060 7446 4060 7421

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren50 min
Jul 21, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren46 min
Jul 21, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris25 min
Jul 21, 9:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren51 min
Jul 21, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset48 min
Jul 21, 10:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem47 min
Jul 21, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 21, 10:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem25 min
Jul 21, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 21, 11:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth31 min
Jul 21, 11:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean48 min
Jul 21, 11:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden44 min
Jul 21, 11:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren50 min
Jul 21, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 22, 12:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI90 min
Jul 22, 12:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer29 min
Jul 22, 12:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean41 min
Jul 22, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren25 min
Jul 22, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex45 min
Jul 22, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren32 min
Jul 22, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren40 min
Jul 22, 2:58 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI27 hr
Jul 22, 3:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 22, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex48 min
Jul 22, 3:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren7 hr
Jul 22, 3:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex4 hr
Jul 22, 4:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Warren4 hr
Jul 22, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem59 min
Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren51 min
Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem114 min
Jul 22, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren44 min
Jul 22, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester41 min
Jul 22, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem61 min
Jul 22, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren73 min
Jul 22, 5:34 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 22, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and 4 more80 min
Jul 22, 5:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 4 more3 hr
Jul 22, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and 1 more40 min
Jul 22, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 22, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean51 min
Jul 22, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI93 min
Jul 22, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
Jul 22, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset34 min
Jul 22, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 22, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 22, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min

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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.