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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 2, 2024Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 2, 2024, 10:31 PM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 2, 2024, 10:31 PM EDT (02:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2024, 2:04 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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 nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 195 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2024-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1351 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2024-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1351 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

298 
WGUS51 KPHI 030231
FFWPHI
NJC005-007-030645-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0027.240803T0231Z-240803T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1031 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 1031 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Camden, Cherry Hill, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Willingboro, Medford, 
  Lumberton, Mount Holly, Pemberton, Wrightstown, Jacksonville and 
  Leisuretowne.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 48.
	New Jersey Turnpike between exits 4 and 5.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3995 7512 4000 7497 4008 7476 4010 7458
      3996 7450 3984 7478 3985 7495

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Fitzsimmons
1 follow-up statement
325 
WGUS71 KPHI 030604
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
204 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

NJC005-007-030614-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-240803T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Camden NJ-
204 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN BURLINGTON AND 
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3995 7512 4000 7497 4008 7476 4010 7458
      3996 7450 3984 7478 3985 7495

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem48 min
Aug 2, 9:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Aug 3, 3:17 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more17 hr
Aug 3, 12:20 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 7 more9 hr
Aug 3, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren48 min
Aug 3, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex55 min
Aug 3, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIWarren45 min
Aug 3, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 3, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth41 min
Aug 3, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem59 min
Aug 3, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem74 min
Aug 3, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset56 min
Aug 3, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 3, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 3, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Aug 3, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.