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Coastal Flood Advisory 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 7, 20205 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood advisory at Feb 7, 2020, 8:03 AM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Delaware County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2020, 8:03 AM EST (13:03 UTC)
Expired
Feb 7, 2020, 6:52 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood advisory went out at Feb 7, 3:55 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 3:55 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 7, 4:46 AM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
446 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-022-026-027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-071200-
New Castle-Cecil-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-
Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-
Northampton-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Elkton, Newton, Washington,
Morristown, Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold,
Sandy Hook, Trenton, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill,
Moorestown, Mount Holly, Jackson, Hammonton, Long Beach Island,
Wharton State Forest, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading,
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook,
Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown,
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville,
and Doylestown
446 AM EST Fri Feb 7 2020

...Areas of Dense fog this morning...

Areas of dense fog have developed across far northern Delmarva,
much of New Jersey, and Southeastern Pennsylvania, including the
Interstate 95 corridor. Visibilities below one half mile will be
possible at times.

Drivers are urged to exercise caution for rapidly changing
visibility. Allow extra time to reach your destination, and if you
encounter fog, reduce speed and increase following distance with
the vehicle in front of you

The fog is expected to dissipate by mid morning as the winds
increase.

Johnson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 8:13 PM ESTStorm WarningPHI21 hr
Feb 6, 8:24 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean21 hr
Feb 7, 8:18 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementPHIOcean11 hr
Feb 7, 9:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem39 min
Feb 7, 9:39 AM ESTTornado WarningPHIGloucester, Salem36 min
Feb 7, 9:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren62 min
Feb 7, 10:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more65 min
Feb 7, 10:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 3 more61 min
Feb 7, 10:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren47 min
Feb 7, 11:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean44 min
Feb 7, 3:27 PM ESTGale WarningPHI9 hr
Feb 7, 6:53 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe14 hr
Feb 7, 8:52 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery53 min
Feb 7, 9:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex66 min

Nearby

Coastal Flood Advisories in New Jersey, 2020Coastal Flood Advisories in Pennsylvania, 2020Coastal Flood Advisories in Delaware, 2020Every coastal flood advisory in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.