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River Flood Warning 67, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 18, 2023Mercer County, New Jersey

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 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 Assunpink Creek at Trenton (TACN4). The gauge peaked at 9.26 ft at Dec 18, 2023, 12:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate24681012/1812/1912/20
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


$$

Kruzdlo
1 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


$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 12:24 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon48 min
Dec 18, 1:12 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon16 hr
Dec 18, 2:08 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIGloucester12 hr
Dec 18, 2:15 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Somerset3 hr
Dec 18, 2:30 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer16 hr
Dec 18, 3:08 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon45 min
Dec 18, 3:29 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex5 hr
Dec 18, 3:53 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon4 hr
Dec 18, 4:14 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMercer11 hr
Dec 18, 4:39 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris17 hr
Dec 18, 4:46 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic50 hr
Dec 18, 4:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic6 days
Dec 18, 5:06 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris, Sussex31 hr
Dec 18, 5:08 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren14 hr
Dec 18, 5:10 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset20 hr
Dec 18, 5:22 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester5 hr
Dec 18, 5:35 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHISomerset16 hr
Dec 18, 5:56 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth14 hr
Dec 18, 6:23 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren3 hr
Dec 18, 6:29 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset4 days
Dec 18, 6:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Passaic6 days
Dec 18, 6:38 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIEssex, Morris, Passaic7 days
Dec 18, 6:39 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris3 days
Dec 18, 6:42 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset29 hr
Dec 18, 6:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset36 hr
Dec 18, 6:45 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset21 hr
Dec 18, 6:46 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHISomerset50 hr
Dec 18, 7:54 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBurlington21 days
Dec 18, 8:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Passaic44 hr
Dec 18, 8:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIBergen, Morris, Passaic39 hr
Dec 18, 10:14 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington23 hr
Dec 18, 10:33 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem9 hr
Dec 18, 10:37 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic9 hr
Dec 18, 11:45 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean6 hr
Dec 18, 2:00 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean15 hr
Dec 18, 3:26 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIWarren20 hr
Dec 18, 3:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris10 hr
Dec 18, 3:30 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset53 hr
Dec 18, 4:28 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth19 hr
Dec 18, 4:30 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningPHISussex12 hr
Dec 18, 6:13 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIOcean10 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.