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Areal Flood Warning 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 3, 2021Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Jul 3, 2021, 5:50 PM EDT for Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 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
Jul 3, 2021, 5:50 PM EDT (21:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 8:23 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Warren County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3326 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

918 
WGUS41 KPHI 032150
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
550 PM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NJC041-040200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0008.210703T2150Z-210704T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Warren NJ-
550 PM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain with rain fall 
  amount exceeding one inch in the last hour. An additional inch or 
  so is possible. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly 
  in the warned area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Hackettstown, Washington, Belvidere, Oxford, Hope, Great 
  Meadows-Vienna, Brass Castle, Beatyestown, and Allamuchy-Panther 
  Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4089 7507 4097 7505 4092 7478 4079 7489
      4078 7490 4077 7490 4075 7493 4077 7510
      4085 7508 4085 7507 4086 7505 4087 7505

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
961 
WGUS81 KPHI 032324
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
724 PM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NJC041-040200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210704T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Warren NJ-
724 PM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY...

At 724 PM EDT, Heavy rain has tapered off, but flooding continues 
across thew warned area into this evening.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Hackettstown, Washington, Belvidere, Oxford, Hope, Great 
  Meadows-Vienna, Brass Castle, Beatyestown, and Allamuchy-Panther 
  Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4089 7507 4097 7505 4092 7478 4079 7489
      4078 7490 4077 7490 4075 7493 4077 7510
      4085 7508 4085 7507 4086 7505 4087 7505

$$

MPS
955 
WGUS81 KPHI 040023
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
823 PM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NJC041-040033-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210704T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Warren NJ-
823 PM EDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY...

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

LAT...LON 4089 7507 4097 7505 4092 7478 4079 7489
      4078 7490 4077 7490 4075 7493 4077 7510
      4085 7508 4085 7507 4086 7505 4087 7505

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington45 min
Jul 3, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem47 min
Jul 3, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May43 min
Jul 3, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland37 min
Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland45 min
Jul 3, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May36 min
Jul 3, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic2 hr

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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.