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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2023, 9:34 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 2 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
- Jun 26, 2023, 9:34 PM EDT (01:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2023, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Sussex County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 10:30 PM EDT | RAIN 2.24 | 2 Nnw Wantage Twp, NJ | Report via trained spotter. |
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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
555
WGUS51 KPHI 270134
FFWPHI
NJC037-270400-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0018.230627T0134Z-230627T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
934 PM EDT Mon Jun 26 2023
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 934 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. 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 and automated gauges.
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...
Newton, Hopatcong, Franklin, Hamburg, Ogdensburg, Sussex,
Branchville, Andover, Pellettown, Lake Mohawk, Vernon Valley, and
Highland Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 4097 7464 4099 7485 4102 7489 4103 7490
4104 7491 4132 7461 4130 7458 4120 7437
4105 7455
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR
$$
Staarmann1 follow-up statement
816
WGUS71 KPHI 270403
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1203 AM EDT Tue Jun 27 2023
NJC037-270413-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-230627T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex NJ-
1203 AM EDT Tue Jun 27 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SUSSEX COUNTY...
The Flash FLood Warning has been replaced by an Areal Flood Warning,
which is in effect until 700 AM EDT. Additional rainfall amounts of
0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. Areas of flooding of low lying and
urban areas is possible overnight.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EDT for portions of New
Jersey...and Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4097 7464 4099 7485 4102 7489 4103 7490
4104 7491 4132 7461 4130 7458 4120 7437
4105 7455
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 9:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jun 26, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex, Morris | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris | 16 min |
| Jun 26, 10:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 10:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 84 min |
| Jun 26, 10:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jun 26, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 12:00 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 44 min | |
| Jun 27, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 49 min | |
| Jun 27, 2:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 45 min | |
| Jun 27, 3:02 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and 1 more | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 3:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 22 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 11:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monmouth | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jun 27, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Salem | 22 min |
| Jun 27, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jun 27, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 42 min |
| Jun 27, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Warren | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 25 min | |
| Jun 27, 5:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Salem | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 36 min | |
| Jun 27, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 34 min |
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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.