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Areal Flood Advisory 71, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 12, 2021Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2021, 5:08 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 5:08 PM EDT (21:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 162 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.

150 
WGUS81 KPHI 122108
FLSPHI

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

NJC037-130100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0071.210712T2108Z-210713T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-
508 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 508 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 2 inches possible.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Newton, Montague, Hopatcong, Mount Arlington, Franklin, Stanhope, 
  Hamburg, Netcong, Ogdensburg, Sussex, Branchville, and Andover.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in New Jersey near mile marker 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4097 7464 4095 7463 4092 7465
      4090 7471 4092 7473 4091 7477 4109 7496
      4109 7499 4111 7498 4114 7492 4118 7488
      4122 7486 4123 7487 4125 7486 4131 7479
      4132 7479 4133 7477 4135 7475 4136 7469

$$

Iovino
3 follow-up statements
697 
WGUS81 KPHI 130010
FLSPHI

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

NJC037-130100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-210713T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-
810 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WESTERN AND NORTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 810 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 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen with another inch possible.

Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Montague, Sussex, Branchville, Hainesville, Pellettown, Crandon 
  Lakes, Five Points, High Point, and Flatbrookville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7451 4100 7487 4109 7496 4110 7497
      4109 7499 4111 7498 4114 7492 4118 7488
      4122 7486 4123 7487 4125 7486 4131 7479
      4132 7479 4133 7477 4135 7475 4136 7469

$$

Iovino
192 
WGUS81 KPHI 130030
FLSPHI

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

NJC037-130300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-210713T0300Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-
830 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

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

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to 
  thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
  already fallen with another inch possible.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Montague, Sussex, Branchville, Hainesville, Pellettown, Crandon 
  Lakes, Five Points, High Point, and Flatbrookville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7451 4100 7487 4109 7496 4110 7497
      4109 7499 4111 7498 4114 7492 4118 7488
      4122 7486 4123 7487 4125 7486 4131 7479
      4132 7479 4133 7477 4135 7475 4136 7469

$$

Iovino
210 
WGUS81 KPHI 130144
FLSPHI

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

NJC037-130154-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-210713T0300Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-
944 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN SUSSEX 
COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4126 7451 4100 7487 4109 7496 4110 7497
      4109 7499 4111 7498 4114 7492 4118 7488
      4122 7486 4123 7487 4125 7486 4131 7479
      4132 7479 4133 7477 4135 7475 4136 7469

$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 1:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden3 hr
Jul 12, 2:12 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyPHIBurlington7 hr
Jul 12, 2:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth3 hr
Jul 12, 2:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth93 min
Jul 12, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean67 min
Jul 12, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth41 min
Jul 12, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jul 12, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean42 min
Jul 12, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean98 min
Jul 12, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer67 min
Jul 12, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICamden2 hr
Jul 12, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex24 min
Jul 12, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington83 min
Jul 12, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex63 min
Jul 12, 6:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden102 min
Jul 12, 6:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris98 min
Jul 12, 6:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester93 min
Jul 12, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex34 min
Jul 12, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester, Salem112 min
Jul 12, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem69 min
Jul 12, 7:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMorris, Sussex35 min
Jul 12, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 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.