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Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 7, 2019Hunterdon County, Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2019, 1:46 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
Aug 7, 2019, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2019, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 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
Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ene High Bridge, NJFLASH FLOODING ON COKESBURY ROAD AND SEVERAL ACCESS ROADS. SOME ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE OR WASHED OUT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOODTewksbury Twp, NJREPORTS OF A VEHICLE STUCK IN FLOOD WATERS WITH OCCUPANT INSIDE. RESCUE IN PROGRESS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2019-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1372 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 2019-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 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
1372 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

578 
WGUS51 KPHI 071746
FFWPHI
NJC019-027-072145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0075.190807T1746Z-190807T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
146 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. 1-2 inches of rain has already 
  fallen over the area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly 
  in the areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  High Bridge, Clinton, Glen Gardner, Lebanon, Califon, Annandale and
  Long Valley.

LAT...LON 4072 7470 4072 7472 4071 7472 4065 7480
      4056 7496 4061 7506 4079 7484 4074 7467

$$

NC
2 follow-up statements
564 
WGUS71 KPHI 071930
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
330 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NJC019-027-072145-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-190807T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-
330 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS AND NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES...

At 300 PM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in 
Tewksbury NJ, and previously flash flooding was also reported near 
High Bridge. 

Some locations that could experience flooding include...
High Bridge, Clinton, Glen Gardner, Lebanon, Califon, Annandale and
Long Valley.

LAT...LON 4072 7470 4072 7472 4071 7472 4065 7480
      4056 7496 4061 7506 4077 7483 4074 7467

$$

NC
036 
WGUS71 KPHI 072135
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
535 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

NJC019-027-072145-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-190807T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-
535 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS AND NORTHEASTERN
HUNTERDON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 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 4072 7470 4072 7472 4071 7472 4065 7480
      4056 7496 4061 7506 4077 7483 4074 7467

$$

NC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren55 min
Aug 7, 10:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more11 hr
Aug 7, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon35 min
Aug 7, 1:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren4 hr
Aug 7, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth33 min
Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren38 min
Aug 7, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer49 min
Aug 7, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI42 min
Aug 7, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May52 min
Aug 7, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset50 min
Aug 7, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean46 min
Aug 7, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Aug 7, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset55 min
Aug 7, 2:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset97 min
Aug 7, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI34 min
Aug 7, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth38 min
Aug 7, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May29 min
Aug 7, 2:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Somerset3 hr
Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI23 min
Aug 7, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May19 min
Aug 7, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren32 min
Aug 7, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth45 min
Aug 7, 2:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Somerset3 hr
Aug 7, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden40 min
Aug 7, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth53 min
Aug 7, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon42 min
Aug 7, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren51 min
Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean67 min
Aug 7, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex33 min
Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth3 hr
Aug 7, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren51 min
Aug 7, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth46 min
Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth4 hr
Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer42 min
Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset4 hr
Aug 7, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset66 min
Aug 7, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren46 min
Aug 7, 4:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer4 hr
Aug 7, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem63 min
Aug 7, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth41 min
Aug 7, 4:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset6 hr
Aug 7, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset22 min
Aug 7, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI42 min
Aug 7, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem59 min
Aug 7, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Aug 7, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem51 min
Aug 7, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth49 min
Aug 7, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more78 min
Aug 7, 6:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more3 hr
Aug 7, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more69 min
Aug 7, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Aug 7, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 7, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean75 min
Aug 7, 7:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer3 hr

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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.