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Areal Flood Advisory 74, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 12, 2021Morris County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2021, 6:08 PM EDT for Morris County, New Jersey. It was in force for 98 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 7:46 PM EDT
In force
98 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Morris County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.

601 
WGUS81 KPHI 122208
FLSPHI

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

NJC027-130100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0074.210712T2208Z-210713T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-
608 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Northeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 608 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...
  Hopatcong, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler, Rockaway, 
  Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Lake Telemark, Green Pond, Parsippany, 
  and Pequannock Township.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 37 and 40...and
	between mile markers 43 and 48.
	Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 42 and 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4097 7464 4109 7450 4108 7449 4103 7450
      4105 7445 4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7442
      4101 7439 4100 7430 4098 7430 4097 7428
      4093 7429 4091 7427 4090 7428 4091 7433
      4087 7434 4086 7432 4081 7434

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
176 
WGUS81 KPHI 122346
FLSPHI

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

NJC027-122356-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-210713T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-
746 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 4097 7464 4109 7450 4108 7449 4103 7450
      4105 7445 4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7442
      4101 7439 4100 7430 4098 7430 4097 7428
      4093 7429 4091 7427 4090 7428 4091 7433
      4087 7434 4086 7432 4081 7434

$$

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, 5:26 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, 6:43 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.