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Areal Flood Advisory 72, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 12, 2021Camden County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2021, 5:26 PM EDT for Camden County, New Jersey; Delaware County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 7:43 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Camden County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 219 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.

500 
WGUS81 KPHI 122126
FLSPHI

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

NJC007-PAC045-091-101-130100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0072.210712T2126Z-210713T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Camden NJ-Delaware PA-Montgomery PA-Philadelphia PA-
526 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  South Central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southwestern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 526 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. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is 
  possible.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Philadelphia, Camden, Gloucester City, Chester, Yeadon, Palmyra, 
  Folcroft, Swarthmore, Narberth, National Park, and East Lansdowne.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 26.
	Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 339 and 351.
	Interstate 76 in New Jersey near mile marker 3.
	Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1.
	Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 1 and 4.
	Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 7.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3985 7534 3991 7541 4002 7524 4005 7514
      3999 7506 4000 7506 4000 7505 3999 7505
      4000 7503 3998 7501 3997 7502 3996 7502
      3989 7513 3988 7519 3986 7522 3985 7524

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
744 
WGUS81 KPHI 122343
FLSPHI

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

NJC007-PAC045-091-101-122353-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-210713T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Camden NJ-Delaware PA-Montgomery PA-Philadelphia PA-
743 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN, SOUTHEASTERN 
DELAWARE, SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY, AND SOUTHWESTERN 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 3985 7534 3991 7541 4002 7524 4005 7514
      3999 7506 4000 7506 4000 7505 3999 7505
      4000 7503 3998 7501 3997 7502 3996 7502
      3989 7513 3988 7519 3986 7522 3985 7524

$$

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 EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex5 hr
Jul 12, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer67 min
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
Jul 11, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks24 min
Jul 11, 10:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton38 min
Jul 12, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester3 hr
Jul 12, 4:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia114 min
Jul 12, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester34 min
Jul 12, 6:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIDelaware84 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.