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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 27, 2021Middlesex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 2021, 5:44 PM EDT for Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2021, 5:44 PM EDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2021, 9:31 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Middlesex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 27, 5:55 PM EDTFLASH FLOODSayreville, NJWATER RESCUE REPORTED ON WASHINGTON ROAD IN SAYREVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2021-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1159 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 2021-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1043 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

960 
WGUS51 KPHI 272144
FFWPHI
NJC023-280145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0058.210827T2144Z-210828T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
544 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, 
  Sayreville, Brownville, North Brunswick Township, Woodbridge, 
  South River, Highland Park, Metuchen, and Spotswood.

This includes the following highways...
	New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 11.
	Interstate 287 in New Jersey near mile marker 0.
	Garden State Parkway between mile markers 121 and 129.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4037 7430 4039 7436 4051 7445 4055 7425
      4054 7425 4052 7425 4051 7426 4050 7426
      4050 7428 4049 7429 4049 7427 4048 7427
      4047 7427 4046 7426 4046 7424 4045 7423

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kruzdlo
2 follow-up statements
210 
WGUS71 KPHI 272237
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
637 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

NJC023-280145-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210828T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Middlesex NJ-
637 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY...

At 637 PM EDT, Flooding was ongoing across portions of Sayreville. A 
water rescue was reported on Washington Road.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
         drainage and low lying areas.

This includes the following highways...
	New Jersey Turnpike between exits 10 and 11.
	Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1.
	Garden State Parkway between mile markers 121 and 129.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4037 7430 4039 7436 4051 7445 4055 7425
      4054 7425 4052 7425 4051 7426 4050 7426
      4050 7428 4049 7429 4049 7427 4048 7427
      4047 7427 4046 7426 4046 7424 4045 7423

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kruzdlo
904 
WGUS71 KPHI 280131
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
931 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

NJC023-280141-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210828T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Middlesex NJ-
931 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX 
COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. The Flash Flood Warning is cancelled.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Sunday for 
portions of northern Delaware...New Jersey...and Pennsylvania.

LAT...LON 4037 7430 4039 7436 4051 7445 4055 7425
      4054 7425 4052 7425 4051 7426 4050 7426
      4050 7428 4049 7429 4049 7427 4048 7427
      4047 7427 4046 7426 4046 7424 4045 7423

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 1:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden83 min
Aug 27, 2:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI44 hr
Aug 27, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic47 min
Aug 27, 2:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren109 min
Aug 27, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean38 min
Aug 27, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren35 min
Aug 27, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean46 min
Aug 27, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren24 min
Aug 27, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington44 min
Aug 27, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean45 min
Aug 27, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden52 min
Aug 27, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean30 min
Aug 27, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic51 min
Aug 27, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean46 min
Aug 27, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester39 min
Aug 27, 4:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester106 min
Aug 27, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI43 min
Aug 27, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic34 min
Aug 27, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cumberland29 min
Aug 27, 5:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland2 hr
Aug 27, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex39 min
Aug 27, 5:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset3 hr
Aug 27, 6:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISalem98 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.