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Areal Flood Advisory 36, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 14, 2021Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 14, 2021, 11:39 PM EDT for Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 85 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2021, 11:39 PM EDT (03:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 1:04 AM EDT
In force
85 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:40 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 464 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
464 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
989 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

122 
WGUS81 KPHI 150339
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1139 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

DEC001-003-MDC011-029-035-150545-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0036.210615T0339Z-210615T0545Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kent DE-New Castle DE-Caroline MD-Kent MD-Queen Anne's MD-
1139 PM EDT Mon Jun 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Kent County in central Delaware...
  Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Northern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Eastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
  Eastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 1139 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to 
  thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain 
  have fallen in spots.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Dover, Middletown, Smyrna, Milford, Harrington, Camden, Clayton, 
  Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Cheswold, and Millington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3892 7597 3937 7594 3936 7589 3938 7582
      3938 7577 3943 7577 3949 7556 3922 7533
      3893 7529 3893 7531 3894 7531 3894 7532
      3895 7531 3895 7532 3896 7538 3892 7542
      3890 7595 3892 7594

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
880 
WGUS81 KPHI 150504
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
104 AM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

DEC001-003-MDC011-029-035-150514-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-210615T0545Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kent DE-New Castle DE-Caroline MD-Kent MD-Queen Anne's MD-
104 AM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR KENT, SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE, 
NORTHERN CAROLINE, EASTERN KENT, AND EASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3892 7597 3937 7594 3936 7589 3938 7582
      3938 7577 3943 7577 3949 7556 3922 7533
      3893 7529 3893 7531 3894 7531 3894 7532
      3895 7531 3895 7532 3896 7538 3892 7542
      3890 7595 3892 7594

$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 10:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's67 min
Jun 14, 10:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Queen Anne's2 hr
Jun 14, 11:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot57 min
Jun 14, 11:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's63 min
Jun 14, 11:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent63 min
Jun 14, 11:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline54 min
Jun 14, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot66 min
Jun 14, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle50 min

Nearby

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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.