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Areal Flood Advisory 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

March 24, 20214 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Mar 24, 2021, 5:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2021, 5:08 PM EDT (21:08 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2021-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1342 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

866 
WGUS81 KPHI 242108
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
508 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021

NJC005-007-025-029-250015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0006.210324T2108Z-210325T0015Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Camden NJ-Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
508 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Central Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding 
  is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. 
  Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Jackson, Howell, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Marlboro, Manalapan, 
  Willingboro, Medford, Tinton Falls, Holmdel, Lumberton, and 
  Florence.

This includes the following highways...
	New Jersey Turnpike between exits 4 and 7A.
	Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 36 and 57.
	Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 9 and 29.
	Garden State Parkway between mile markers 106 and 109.

Additional rainfall of 0.5 to 1 inch is expected over the area. This 
additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or 
ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

&&

LAT...LON 4017 7468 4014 7459 4018 7461 4019 7456
      4025 7448 4028 7440 4032 7436 4036 7428
      4032 7402 3995 7443 3975 7478 3999 7505

$$

SFJ
1 follow-up statement
320 
WGUS81 KPHI 250007
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
807 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021

NJC005-007-025-029-250017-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FA.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210325T0015Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Camden NJ-Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
807 PM EDT Wed Mar 24 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL 
MONMOUTH, NORTHERN BURLINGTON, CENTRAL CAMDEN, AND NORTHWESTERN 
OCEAN COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 4017 7468 4014 7459 4018 7461 4019 7456
      4025 7448 4028 7440 4032 7436 4036 7428
      4032 7402 3995 7443 3975 7478 3999 7505

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 2:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset5 hr
Mar 24, 3:02 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI21 hr
Mar 24, 7:09 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more14 hr

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.