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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 8, 2022Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Apr 8, 2022, 2:49 PM EDT for Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey. It took effect at Apr 8, 2022, 11:46 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2022, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2022, 11:46 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2022, 11:17 AM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 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 river

Written for the forecast point Delaware River at Easton (ESTN4). The gauge peaked at 22.76 ft at Apr 9, 2022, 3:00 AM EDT.

actionminormoderate1015202504/0804/0904/10
Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
26 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01446995, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

361 
WGUS41 KPHI 081849
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
249 PM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey...Pennsylvania...

  Delaware River At Easton-Phillipsburg affecting Northampton, 
  Hunterdon, and Warren Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 300 AM EDT.

&&


NJC019-041-PAC095-090700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0018.220409T0346Z-220410T1101Z/
/ESTN4.1.ER.220409T0346Z.220409T1200Z.220410T0500Z.NO/
249 PM EDT Fri Apr 8 2022

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Delaware River At Easton-Phillipsburg.

* WHEN...From this evening to Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Backwater from the Delaware causes 
  flooding in Easton along the Lehigh River
  At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding begins upstream in Harmony Station 
  New Jersey and Sandts Eddy Pennsylvania.
  At 24.0 feet, Larry Holmes Drive in Easton is subject to flooding. 
  Riverside Way in Phillipsburg is flooded in the area of the boat 
  ramp.
  At 25.0 feet, Portions of Bushkill Drive and Route 611 are flooded 
  due to a combination of Delaware River flooding and backwater 
  effects on Bushkill Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 19.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 24.3 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    25.2 feet on 08/29/2011.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (2 pm)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Sat  Sun        Stg Time Date

Delaware River
Easton-Phillips 22.0  19.3 Fri 2 pm   23.9 19.6       24.3 8am 4/09


&&

LAT...LON 4069 7524 4069 7516 4061 7517 4060 7524


$$

Fitzsimmons
2 follow-up statements
405 
WGUS81 KPHI 090645
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
245 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New 
Jersey...Pennsylvania...

  Delaware River At Easton-Phillipsburg affecting Northampton, 
  Hunterdon, and Warren Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.

The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 245 PM EDT.

&&


NJC019-041-PAC095-091845-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220410T1101Z/
/ESTN4.1.ER.220409T0124Z.220409T1200Z.220410T0112Z.NO/
245 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Delaware River At Easton-Phillipsburg.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Backwater from the Delaware causes 
  flooding in Easton along the Lehigh River
  At 20.0 feet, Minor flooding begins upstream in Harmony Station 
  New Jersey and Sandts Eddy Pennsylvania.
  At 24.0 feet, Larry Holmes Drive in Easton is subject to flooding. 
  Riverside Way in Phillipsburg is flooded in the area of the boat 
  ramp.
  At 25.0 feet, Portions of Bushkill Drive and Route 611 are flooded 
  due to a combination of Delaware River flooding and backwater 
  effects on Bushkill Creek.
  At 26.0 feet, Flooding occurs in Easton up to Lehigh Drive.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 22.6 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:30 AM EDT Saturday was 22.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.0
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this evening.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    25.2 feet on 08/29/2011.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (2 am)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Sun  Mon        Stg Time Date

Delaware River
Easton-Phillips 22.0  22.6 Sat 2 am   20.4 18.0       25.0 8am 4/09


&&

LAT...LON 4069 7524 4069 7516 4061 7517 4060 7524


$$

Davis
958 
WGUS81 KPHI 091517
FLSPHI

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1117 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in New 
Jersey...Pennsylvania...

  Delaware River At Easton-Phillipsburg affecting Northampton, 
  Hunterdon, and Warren Counties.

NJC019-041-PAC095-091630-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220409T1517Z/
/ESTN4.1.ER.220409T0124Z.220409T0700Z.220409T1203Z.NO/
1117 AM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Delaware River At Easton-Phillipsburg.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 21.7 feet and falling.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 12.4 feet Tuesday
    morning.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

Stream          Fld   Observed        Fcsts (2 pm)        Crest
Location        Stg   Stg Day/Time    Sun  Mon        Stg Time Date

Delaware River
Easton-Phillips 22.0  21.7 Sat 9 am   18.0 14.6        MSG  crested


&&

LAT...LON 4069 7524 4069 7516 4061 7517 4060 7524


$$

Fitzsimmons

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 8:09 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester7 hr
Apr 7, 10:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIPhiladelphia10 hr
Apr 7, 10:32 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery, Philadelphia11 hr
Apr 7, 10:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks14 hr
Apr 7, 10:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBucks10 hr
Apr 7, 10:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe10 hr
Apr 7, 10:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIChester4 hr
Apr 7, 11:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIPhiladelphia4 hr
Apr 7, 11:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia3 hr
Apr 8, 12:36 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHILehigh7 hr
Apr 8, 12:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBerks6 hr
Apr 8, 3:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonroe19 hr
Apr 8, 12:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton17 hr
Apr 8, 2:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBucks20 hr
Apr 7, 8:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren3 hr
Apr 7, 8:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Apr 7, 9:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISomerset4 hr
Apr 7, 9:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris11 hr
Apr 7, 10:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIWarren57 hr
Apr 7, 10:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic35 hr
Apr 7, 11:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris63 hr
Apr 7, 11:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset15 hr
Apr 7, 11:10 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset23 hr
Apr 7, 11:11 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset20 hr
Apr 7, 11:23 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset14 hr
Apr 8, 12:17 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIBergen, Morris, Passaic12 hr
Apr 8, 12:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic18 hr
Apr 8, 5:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset23 hr
Apr 8, 10:29 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic5 days
Apr 8, 10:29 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic4 days
Apr 8, 10:29 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Passaic3 days
Apr 8, 1:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISussex27 hr
Apr 8, 2:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIWarren7 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.