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Areal Flood Warning 62, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 26, 2021Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Oct 26, 2021, 9:24 PM EDT for Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 2 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 26, 2021, 9:24 PM EDT (01:24 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
482 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

102 
WGUS41 KPHI 270124
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
924 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NJC035-271200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0062.211027T0124Z-211027T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Somerset NJ-
924 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Western Somerset County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 800 AM EDT Wednesday.

* At 924 PM EDT, Minor flooding was occurring along the North Branch 
  of the Raritan River near its confluence with the South Branch 
  along the border between Branchburg Township and Bridgewater 
  Township. The minor flooding is expected to continue overnight, 
  with that segment of the river returning within its banks on 
  Wednesday morning.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Branchburg Township and Bridgewater Township

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4057 7467 4055 7468 4055 7469 4057 7469

$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
465 
WGUS81 KPHI 270330
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1130 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NJC035-270340-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0062.000000T0000Z-211027T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Somerset NJ-
1130 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 4057 7467 4055 7468 4055 7469 4057 7469

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 8:18 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean21 hr
Oct 26, 11:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean5 hr
Oct 27, 12:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic5 days
Oct 27, 2:59 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren11 hr
Oct 27, 4:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISussex, Warren26 hr
Oct 27, 4:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren38 hr
Oct 27, 9:55 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer29 hr
Oct 27, 11:54 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI42 hr
Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 4 more34 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.