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Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 1, 2021Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 1, 2021, 12:07 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. 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
Sep 1, 2021, 12:07 PM EDT (16:07 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2021, 4:04 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:07 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 1, 4:11 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 E New Mahoning, PAMAHONING CREEK OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS, FORCING THE CLOSURE OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. TIME BASED ON DISPATCH REPORT.

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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 234 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 2021-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 51 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 2021-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
51 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1274 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

996 
WGUS51 KPHI 011607
FFWPHI
PAC025-089-012015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0065.210901T1607Z-210901T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1207 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Western Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 1207 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly. A few inches of additional rainfall is expected through 
  the afternoon.

  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...
  Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Jim Thorpe, Nesquehoning, 
  Weatherly, Meckesville, Albrightsville, Lake Harmony, Jonas, 
  Blakeslee, and Pocono Raceway.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 302.
	Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
	Northeast Extension between mile markers 73 and 97.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4082 7589 4091 7599 4101 7573 4105 7577
      4109 7577 4113 7569 4112 7563 4122 7554
      4125 7513 4118 7515 4094 7544 4079 7568
      4076 7579

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

NC
1 follow-up statement
069 
WGUS71 KPHI 012004
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
404 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

PAC025-089-012014-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210901T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
404 PM EDT Wed Sep 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CARBON AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES HAS 
BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

LAT...LON 4082 7589 4091 7599 4101 7573 4105 7577
      4109 7577 4113 7569 4112 7563 4122 7554
      4125 7513 4118 7515 4094 7544 4079 7568
      4076 7579

$$

NC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 6:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester, Delaware116 min
Sep 1, 6:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Philadelphia86 min
Sep 1, 11:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton3 hr
Sep 1, 1:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh6 hr
Sep 1, 2:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery9 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery36 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia43 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia41 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIPhiladelphia39 hr
Sep 1, 3:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBerks24 hr
Sep 1, 4:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe24 hr
Sep 1, 4:04 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICarbon, Monroe, Northampton24 hr
Sep 1, 4:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe19 hr
Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton7 hr
Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton25 hr
Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHILehigh, Northampton24 hr
Sep 1, 4:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHICarbon15 hr
Sep 1, 4:13 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIChester32 min
Sep 1, 4:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMontgomery22 hr
Sep 1, 4:21 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks29 hr
Sep 1, 4:42 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery6 hr
Sep 1, 5:07 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester17 hr
Sep 1, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia47 min
Sep 1, 5:15 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia30 min
Sep 1, 5:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia9 hr
Sep 1, 5:34 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia26 min
Sep 1, 5:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks10 hr
Sep 1, 5:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks33 min
Sep 1, 6:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton6 hr
Sep 1, 6:20 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks40 min
Sep 1, 6:22 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedPHIPhiladelphia23 min
Sep 1, 6:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Delaware26 hr
Sep 1, 6:42 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks, Philadelphia33 min
Sep 1, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks61 min
Sep 1, 7:04 PM EDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatPHIBucks26 min
Sep 1, 7:05 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatPHIBucks8 hr
Sep 1, 7:22 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBucks11 min
Sep 1, 7:23 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh14 hr
Sep 1, 7:31 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatPHIBucks4 hr
Sep 1, 7:53 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIDelaware13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.