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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 6, 2024Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 2024, 4:55 PM EDT for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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
Aug 6, 2024, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2024, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 6, 6:47 PM EDTFLASH FLOODMonmouth Beach, NJRelayed report of a disabled vehicle submerged in water along River Ave. Time estimated.
Aug 6, 9:48 PM EDTRAIN 2.231 Wnw Neptune City, NJMesonet station GW4858 NEPTUNE.
Aug 6, 9:48 PM EDTRAIN 3.661 Ene Hamilton, NJMesonet station NPTNG 2 WNW Neptune City.

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 119 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 12:00Z on 2024-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1440 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 12:00Z on 2024-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

823 
WGUS51 KPHI 062055
FFWPHI
NJC025-070100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0032.240806T2055Z-240807T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
455 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 455 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring 
  with several road closures already being reported.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding caused by
           thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Long Branch, Asbury Park, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Elberon, 
  Allenwood, Eatontown, West Long Branch, Rumson, Little Silver, 
  Oceanport and Neptune City.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 34.
	Garden State Parkway between mile markers 98 and 107.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 7408 4039 7403 4040 7397 4033 7395
      4015 7401 4016 7414 4023 7411 4029 7409

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

Deal
2 follow-up statements
983 
WGUS51 KPHI 070042
FFWPHI
NJC025-070300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-240807T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
842 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Another round of strong 
  thunderstorms with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour is 
  expected. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  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...
  Long Branch, Asbury Park, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Elberon, 
  Allenwood, Eatontown, West Long Branch, Rumson, Little Silver, 
  Oceanport and Neptune City.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 195 in New Jersey between mile markers 33 and 34.
	Garden State Parkway between mile markers 98 and 106.

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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 7408 4039 7403 4040 7397 4033 7395
      4015 7401 4016 7414 4023 7411 4029 7409

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MJL
930 
WGUS71 KPHI 070251
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1051 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

NJC025-070301-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-240807T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
1051 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
EASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY...

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

Additional heavy rain could move into the region late tonight, and 
this may prompt new warnings.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 PM EDT Wednesday for 
portions of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4036 7408 4039 7403 4040 7397 4033 7395
      4015 7401 4016 7414 4023 7411 4029 7409

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 9:37 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more9 hr
Aug 6, 9:39 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI10 hr
Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Aug 6, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean19 min
Aug 6, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Aug 6, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 6, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth27 min
Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington23 min
Aug 6, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth37 min
Aug 6, 3:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth2 hr
Aug 6, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth56 min
Aug 6, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Aug 6, 4:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth8 hr
Aug 6, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset43 min
Aug 6, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset40 min
Aug 6, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean49 min
Aug 6, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset54 min
Aug 6, 5:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset6 hr
Aug 6, 5:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean8 hr
Aug 6, 6:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren3 hr
Aug 6, 6:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester5 hr
Aug 6, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMorris, Somerset4 hr
Aug 6, 6:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren3 hr
Aug 6, 7:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington5 hr
Aug 6, 7:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.