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Areal Flood Advisory 69, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 12, 2021Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2021, 4:16 PM EDT for Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT
In force
114 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bucks County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 857 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 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
857 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
697 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

303 
WGUS81 KPHI 122016
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
416 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

PAC017-091-101-130000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0069.210712T2016Z-210713T0000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bucks PA-Montgomery PA-Philadelphia PA-
416 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 416 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 inch of rain has 
  already fallen in spots with an additional 1 to 3 inches possible.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Philadelphia, Norristown, Lansdale, West Norriton, East Norriton, 
  Conshohocken, Hatboro, Ambler, Collegeville, and Jenkintown.

This includes the following highways...
	Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 330 and 349.
	Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 333 and 338.
	Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 17 and 19.
	Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 27.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4002 7523 4017 7548 4034 7494 4030 7487
      4025 7484 4022 7477 4014 7502 4005 7510

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
193 
WGUS81 KPHI 122210
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
610 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

PAC017-091-101-122220-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-210713T0000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bucks PA-Montgomery PA-Philadelphia PA-
610 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL BUCKS, SOUTHEASTERN 
MONTGOMERY, AND NORTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 4002 7523 4017 7548 4034 7494 4030 7487
      4025 7484 4022 7477 4014 7502 4005 7510

$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks24 min
Jul 11, 10:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton38 min
Jul 12, 1:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia3 hr
Jul 12, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyPHIBucks, Philadelphia7 hr
Jul 12, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester3 hr
Jul 12, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Philadelphia67 min
Jul 12, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia67 min
Jul 12, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia2 hr
Jul 12, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester34 min
Jul 12, 6:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIPhiladelphia102 min
Jul 12, 6:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIDelaware84 min
Jul 12, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware69 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.