Alert archive / New Jersey / Flash Flood Warnings in 2024
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jun 30, 2024, 4:53 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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 30, 2024, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2024, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 30, 4:53 PM EDT | RAIN 1.82 | Somerville, NJ | in about 30 minutes. |
| Jun 30, 5:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bridgewater, NJ | A few roads flooded and closed in the Bridgewater and Branchburg areas. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jun 30, 5:27 PM EDT | RAIN 2.13 | Whitehouse Station, NJ | in 2 hours. |
| Jun 30, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Martinsville, NJ | Martinsville (MRTN4) gauge went into minor flood stage. |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 856 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
023
WGUS51 KPHI 302053
FFWPHI
NJC019-023-027-035-302345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0011.240630T2053Z-240630T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
453 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
South Central Morris County in northern New Jersey...
Central Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
Central Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 453 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches
in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
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...
New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Bridgewater,
Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, High Bridge, Clinton
and Peapack And Gladstone.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike near exit 13.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 1 and 28.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 42.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 130 and 134.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 7512 4059 7510 4067 7496 4071 7474
4071 7441 4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7441
4063 7442 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
4060 7426 4059 7421 4050 7440 4053 7486
4052 7503
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
SFJ2 follow-up statements
388
WGUS71 KPHI 302146
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
546 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024
NJC019-023-027-035-302345-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-240630T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Middlesex NJ-Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-
546 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX, SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS, CENTRAL
SOMERSET AND NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES...
At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1
and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
New Brunswick, Somerville, Somerset, Edison, Bridgewater,
Carteret, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, High Bridge, Clinton
and Peapack And Gladstone.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike near exit 13.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 1 and 28.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 16 and 42.
Garden State Parkway between mile markers 130 and 134.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 7441 4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7441
4063 7442 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
4060 7426 4059 7421 4050 7440 4053 7486
4052 7503 4055 7503 4063 7495 4069 7484
4071 7474
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
SFJ170
WGUS71 KPHI 302339
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
739 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024
NJC019-023-027-035-302349-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-240630T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hunterdon NJ-Middlesex NJ-Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-
739 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX, SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS, CENTRAL SOMERSET AND
NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 4071 7441 4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7441
4063 7442 4060 7446 4061 7431 4059 7429
4060 7426 4059 7421 4050 7440 4053 7486
4052 7503 4055 7503 4063 7495 4069 7484
4071 7474
$$
SFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 4 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 49 min | |
| Jun 30, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 63 min |
| Jun 30, 3:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 21 hr | |
| Jun 30, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 34 min | |
| Jun 30, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| Jun 30, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| Jun 30, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jun 30, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 83 min | |
| Jun 30, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Salem | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 27 min | |
| Jun 30, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jun 30, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 49 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.