Alert archive / New Jersey / River Flood Warnings in 2023
River Flood Warning 67, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this river flood warning at Dec 18, 2023, 3:04 PM EST for Mercer County, New Jersey. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2023, 3:04 PM EST (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2023, 7:38 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Mercer County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Assunpink Creek at Trenton (TACN4). The gauge peaked at 9.26 ft at Dec 18, 2023, 12:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9.5 ft
- Major stage
- 11 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01464000, 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.
363
WGUS41 KPHI 182004
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
304 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023
...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey...
Assunpink Creek At Trenton affecting Mercer County.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1130 PM EST.
&&
NJC021-190430-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0067.231218T2004Z-231219T0425Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.231218T1215Z.231218T1715Z.231218T2225Z.UU/
304 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Assunpink Creek at Trenton.
* WHEN...From this morning to late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, Assunpink Park floods. George Page Park
floods. Minor street flooding in Trenton.
At 9.0 feet, Mulberry Street begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 PM EST Monday the stage was 8.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:15 PM EST Monday was 9.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 4.7 feet early
Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.0 feet on 03/30/2010.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
Stream Fld Observed Fcsts (1 pm) Crest
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Stg Time Date
Assunpink Creek
Trenton 8.5 8.9 Mon 2 pm 6.7 5.3 Crested & falling
&&
LAT...LON 4023 7479 4027 7472 4025 7469 4022 7468
4018 7475 4021 7476
$$
Kruzdlo1 follow-up statement
198
WGUS81 KPHI 190038
FLSPHI
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
738 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in New
Jersey...
Assunpink Creek At Trenton affecting Mercer County.
NJC021-190145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-231219T0038Z/
/TACN4.1.ER.231218T1215Z.231218T1715Z.231218T2016Z.UU/
738 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2023
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Assunpink Creek At Trenton.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM EST Monday the stage was 7.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river will continue to fall tonight.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
Stream Fld Observed Fcsts (7 pm) Crest
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Stg Time Date
Assunpink Creek
Trenton 8.5 7.4 Mon 7 pm 6.3 5.1 Crested & Falling
&&
LAT...LON 4023 7479 4027 7472 4025 7469 4022 7468
4018 7475 4021 7476
$$
KruzdloThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 12:24 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 48 min |
| Dec 18, 1:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 16 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 16 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon | 45 min |
| Dec 18, 3:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 4 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:14 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 11 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:39 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 17 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Passaic | 50 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Morris, Passaic | 6 days |
| Dec 18, 5:06 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 31 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:08 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 14 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 20 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:22 AM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 5 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 16 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 14 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 4 days |
| Dec 18, 6:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Passaic | 6 days |
| Dec 18, 6:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Essex, Morris, Passaic | 7 days |
| Dec 18, 6:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 3 days |
| Dec 18, 6:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 29 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 36 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 21 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Somerset | 50 hr |
| Dec 18, 7:54 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington | 21 days |
| Dec 18, 8:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Passaic | 44 hr |
| Dec 18, 8:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Bergen, Morris, Passaic | 39 hr |
| Dec 18, 10:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington | 23 hr |
| Dec 18, 10:33 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 9 hr |
| Dec 18, 10:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic | 9 hr |
| Dec 18, 11:45 AM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 6 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 15 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 20 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 10 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:30 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 53 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth | 19 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:13 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Ocean | 10 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.