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Areal Flood Advisory 77, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 12, 2021Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood advisory at Jul 12, 2021, 9:53 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2021, 9:53 PM EDT (01:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2021, 12:34 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 196 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
196 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

236 
WGUS81 KPHI 130153
FLSPHI

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

NJC037-041-130500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0077.210713T0153Z-210713T0500Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-
953 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...
  Northeastern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 953 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 4 inches of rain have 
  already fallen with an additional inch possible.

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

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4109 7497 4109 7499 4111 7498 4114 7492
      4118 7488 4124 7486 4129 7483 4135 7475
      4136 7469 4120 7437 4097 7464 4095 7463
      4092 7465 4090 7471 4092 7473 4091 7477
      4088 7481 4086 7481 4105 7503

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
041 
WGUS81 KPHI 130434
FLSPHI

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1234 AM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

NJC037-041-130444-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-210713T0500Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-
1234 AM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021

...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR SUSSEX AND NORTHEASTERN WARREN 
COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 4109 7497 4109 7499 4111 7498 4114 7492
      4118 7488 4124 7486 4129 7483 4135 7475
      4136 7469 4120 7437 4097 7464 4095 7463
      4092 7465 4090 7471 4092 7473 4091 7477
      4088 7481 4086 7481 4105 7503

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington9 hr
Jul 12, 10:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris3 hr
Jul 13, 8:09 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI25 hr
Jul 13, 3:44 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and 4 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.