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Areal Flood Advisory 38, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 19, 2021Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 19, 2021, 5:59 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2021, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 254 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
877 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

934 
WGUS81 KPHI 192159
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
559 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

NJC027-037-200000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0038.210619T2159Z-210620T0000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-
559 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Central Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 559 PM EDT, the public reported heavy rain in the advisory area 
  due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to 
  begin shortly. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen, 
  with the heaviest rainfall in the Dover area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Dover, Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler, 
  Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes, 
  and Stanhope.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 23 and 48.
	Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 53.

This includes the following DSS Events...
	Morris County Mega Site.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4102 7474 4110 7449 4109 7450 4108 7450
      4108 7449 4103 7450 4105 7445 4104 7443
      4102 7443 4100 7430 4097 7428 4093 7429
      4091 7427 4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7434
      4086 7432 4084 7433 4082 7478

$$

CMS
2 follow-up statements
055 
WGUS81 KPHI 192245
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
645 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

NJC027-037-200000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-210620T0000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-
645 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL MORRIS AND SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES...

At 645 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
heavy rain continuing in portions of northern Morris County, 
especially near Lincoln Park and Kinnelon. Minor flooding is ongoing 
or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 
1.5 inches of rain have fallen.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Dover, Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler, 
  Wharton, Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes, 
  and Stanhope.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 24 and 48.
	Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 40 and 53.

This includes the following DSS Events...
	Morris County Mega Site.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4102 7474 4110 7449 4109 7450 4108 7450
      4108 7449 4103 7450 4105 7445 4104 7443
      4102 7443 4100 7430 4097 7428 4093 7429
      4091 7427 4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7434
      4086 7432 4084 7433 4082 7478

$$

CMS
906 
WGUS81 KPHI 192352
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
752 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

NJC027-037-200002-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FA.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-210620T0000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Sussex NJ-
752 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL 
MORRIS AND SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 4102 7474 4110 7449 4109 7450 4108 7450
      4108 7449 4103 7450 4105 7445 4104 7443
      4102 7443 4100 7430 4097 7428 4093 7429
      4091 7427 4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7434
      4086 7432 4084 7433 4082 7478

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 3:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon36 min
Jun 19, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean28 min
Jun 19, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean35 min
Jun 19, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI32 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.