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Areal Flood Advisory 29, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 10, 2021Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 10, 2021, 2:16 PM EDT for Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2021, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 117 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 163 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
987 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

426 
WGUS81 KPHI 101816
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
216 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

MDC011-029-035-102130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0029.210610T1816Z-210610T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Caroline MD-Kent MD-Queen Anne's MD-
216 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Northwestern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Northwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
  Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to 
  thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain 
  have fallen. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain are possible.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Chestertown, Church Hill, Millington, Sudlersville, Morgnec, 
  Crumpton, Starkey Corner, Kennedyville, Old Town, Langford, 
  Newtown, and Barclay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3919 7626 3927 7621 3927 7620 3928 7620
      3928 7619 3929 7618 3929 7617 3932 7619
      3934 7616 3933 7615 3933 7614 3933 7613
      3934 7613 3925 7576 3922 7575 3905 7583

$$

JEO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline46 min
Jun 10, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's57 min
Jun 10, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline45 min
Jun 10, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWicomico31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.