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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 31, 2019Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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 31, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2019, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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 31, 3:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 N Eatontown, NJA DRIVER WAS STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS AND CALLED TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE BEING REMOVED FROM HIS VEHICLE.
Jul 31, 3:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOODColts Neck, NJVEHICLE UNDER WATER IN COLTS NECK. WAS REPORTEDLY NOT OCCUPIED.
Jul 31, 3:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOODMiddletown, NJNUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED IN MIDDLETOWN.

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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2019-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 885 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 2019-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
885 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

197 
WGUS51 KPHI 311924
FFWPHI
NJC025-312330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0071.190731T1924Z-190731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
324 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. 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...
  Long Branch, Asbury Park, Middletown, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red
  Bank, Highlands, Elberon, Navesink, Collingwood Park, Lincroft,
  Eatontown, West Long Branch, Keyport, Rumson, Little Silver,
  Oceanport, Neptune City, Bradley Beach and Shrewsbury.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 101 and 118.
 
LAT...LON 4028 7398 4020 7401 4022 7422 4044 7420
      4044 7408 4042 7405 4041 7399 4044 7399
      4044 7398 4039 7398 4038 7401 4038 7397

$$

NC
2 follow-up statements
087 
WGUS71 KPHI 312105
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
505 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019

NJC025-312330-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-190731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
505 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY...

At 503 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding in in 
portions of Monmouth county including Middletown, Shrewsbury, and 
Tinton Falls. This flooding is a result of 2-3 inches of rain which 
fell over the area earlier.

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Long Branch, Asbury Park, Middletown, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Red
Bank, Highlands, Elberon, Navesink, Collingwood Park, Lincroft,
Eatontown, West Long Branch, Keyport, Rumson, Little Silver,
Oceanport, Neptune City, Bradley Beach and Shrewsbury.

This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 101 and 118.
 
LAT...LON 4028 7398 4020 7401 4022 7422 4044 7420
      4044 7408 4042 7405 4041 7399 4044 7399
      4044 7398 4039 7398 4038 7401 4038 7397

$$

NC
619 
WGUS71 KPHI 312320
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
720 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019

NJC025-312330-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-190731T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
720 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4028 7398 4020 7401 4022 7422 4044 7420
      4044 7408 4042 7405 4041 7399 4044 7399
      4044 7398 4039 7398 4038 7401 4038 7397

$$

NC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 3:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 4 more17 hr
Jul 31, 1:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden28 min
Jul 31, 1:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester3 hr
Jul 31, 1:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington5 hr
Jul 31, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer45 min
Jul 31, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 31, 1:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer3 hr
Jul 31, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI86 min
Jul 31, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean33 min
Jul 31, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more49 min
Jul 31, 2:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIOcean4 hr
Jul 31, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth52 min
Jul 31, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean46 min
Jul 31, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean46 min
Jul 31, 2:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more3 hr
Jul 31, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer44 min
Jul 31, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth52 min
Jul 31, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean3 hr
Jul 31, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean40 min
Jul 31, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 31, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset40 min
Jul 31, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Somerset51 min
Jul 31, 3:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 31, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 31, 3:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIOcean2 hr
Jul 31, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth41 min
Jul 31, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 31, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset17 min
Jul 31, 4:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 31, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren38 min
Jul 31, 4:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic28 min
Jul 31, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic44 min
Jul 31, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Ocean, Salem48 min
Jul 31, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more3 hr
Jul 31, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex25 min
Jul 31, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 31, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean35 min
Jul 31, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jul 31, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 31, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jul 31, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 31, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 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.