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Areal Flood Warning 52, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 25, 20214 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Oct 25, 2021, 11:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2021, 11:51 PM EDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 5:31 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:50 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -130 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

670 
WGUS41 KPHI 260351
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1151 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

MDC011-029-035-041-260945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0052.211026T0351Z-211026T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Caroline MD-Kent MD-Queen Anne's MD-Talbot MD-
1151 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
  Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 545 AM EDT.

* At 1151 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is 
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Heavy 
  rains are expected to continue until well after midnight. Two to 
  three inches of rain could fall into the early morning hours of 
  Tuesday.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville, 
  Romancoke, Federalsburg, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, and Trappe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most 
flood deaths occur in vehicles. It is often difficult to recognize 
flooded roads at night.

&&

LAT...LON 3877 7638 3878 7637 3875 7637 3886 7625
      3879 7619 3896 7625 3884 7638 3904 7630
      3898 7624 3932 7619 3938 7578 3866 7573
      3870 7590 3857 7603 3878 7627 3867 7634

$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
602 
WGUS81 KPHI 260931
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
531 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MDC011-029-035-041-260941-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0052.000000T0000Z-211026T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Caroline MD-Kent MD-Queen Anne's MD-Talbot MD-
531 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CAROLINE, TALBOT, KENT, AND QUEEN 
ANNE'S COUNTIES...

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

LAT...LON 3877 7638 3878 7637 3875 7637 3886 7625
      3879 7619 3896 7625 3884 7638 3904 7630
      3898 7624 3932 7619 3938 7578 3866 7573
      3870 7590 3857 7603 3878 7627 3867 7634

$$

PO

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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.