Alert archive / New Jersey / Rip Current Statements in 2020
Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this rip current statement at Jul 9, 2020, 4:27 AM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Jul 10, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2020, 4:27 AM EDT (08:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2020, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 597 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
844 WHUS41 KPHI 090827 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 427 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-092200- /O.NEW.KPHI.RP.S.0004.200710T1000Z-200711T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 427 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic and Coastal Ocean. In Delaware, Delaware Beaches. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Deal
5 follow-up statements
773 WHUS41 KPHI 092155 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 555 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-101200- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.200710T1000Z-200711T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 555 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...Friday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
598 WHUS41 KPHI 100938 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 538 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-102245- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.200710T1000Z-200711T0000Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 538 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ CMS
409 WHUS41 KPHI 102028 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 428 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-110200- /O.EXT.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200711T0200Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean- 428 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents are expected. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...Until 10:00 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Do not swim against the current. If possible, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If you are unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Iovino
503 WHUS41 KPHI 110012 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 812 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 NJZ026-110600- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0012.200711T0012Z-200711T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200711T0200Z/ Coastal Ocean- 812 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ON UPPER BARNEGAT BAY TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For upper portions of Barnegat Bay, up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Coastal portions of Ocean County in New Jersey. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the coastal flood statement, until 2 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Minor roadway flooding is possible. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ NJZ020-110600- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0012.200711T0012Z-200711T0600Z/ Ocean- 812 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ON UPPER BARNEGAT BAY... * WHAT...up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways on upper portions of Barnegat Bay. * WHERE...Nearshore areas near upper Barnegat Bay in Ocean County. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Minor roadway flooding is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ DEZ004-NJZ014-024-025-110200- /O.CON.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200711T0200Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic- 812 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches of New Jersey and Delaware. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Entering the surf is discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ CMS
468 WHUS41 KPHI 110149 CFWPHI Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 949 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 NJZ026-110600- /O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200711T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200711T0600Z/ Coastal Ocean- 949 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near Barnegat Bay. * WHERE...Coastal Ocean. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Minor roadway flooding is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ DEZ004-NJZ014-024-025-110300- /O.EXP.KPHI.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-200711T0200Z/ Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May- Coastal Atlantic- 949 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Although the high rip current risk will expire, a moderate risk for the formation of dangerous rip currents is expected to continue through at least Saturday and possibly even through Sunday. $$ NJZ020-110600- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0012.000000T0000Z-200711T0600Z/ Ocean- 949 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020 * WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near Barnegat Bay. * WHERE...Ocean. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Minor roadway flooding is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 30 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 30 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in New Jersey, 2020Rip Current Statements in Delaware, 2020Every rip current statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.