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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 7, 2024Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT for Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 115 min. 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 7, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 PM EDT
In force
115 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 485 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2024-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
485 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

405 
WGUS51 KPHI 072159
FFWPHI
DEC001-005-MDC011-035-041-080130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0048.240807T2159Z-240808T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
559 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
  West Central Sussex County in southern Delaware...
  Southern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Northern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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...
  Easton, Talbot, Denton, Federalsburg, St. Michaels, Preston, Queen 
  Anne, Cordova, Matthews, Tanyard, Skipton and Griffin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3885 7627 3879 7619 3894 7621 3896 7625
      3893 7625 3887 7637 3903 7631 3897 7625
      3900 7617 3883 7558 3868 7579 3870 7590
      3865 7596 3873 7623 3877 7624 3877 7638

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Robertson
2 follow-up statements
321 
WGUS71 KPHI 072253
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
653 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

DEC001-072303-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-240808T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kent DE-
653 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 7632 3885 7627 3879 7619 3895 7621
      3896 7624 3891 7630 3893 7631 3895 7631
      3887 7637 3900 7632 3891 7608 3883 7558
      3868 7579 3870 7590 3865 7596 3873 7623
      3877 7624 3877 7638

$$

DEC005-MDC011-035-041-080130-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-240808T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex DE-Caroline MD-Queen Anne's MD-Talbot MD-
653 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX, SOUTHERN CAROLINE, NORTHERN TALBOT 
AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...

At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across portions the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
have fallen. Although the rain is beginning to lighten up in some 
areas, there remains the potential for flooding across parts of the 
warned area.

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...
  Easton, Talbot, Denton, Federalsburg, St. Michaels, Preston, 
  Matthews, Tanyard, Cordova, Griffin, Harmony and Skipton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3878 7632 3885 7627 3879 7619 3895 7621
      3896 7624 3891 7630 3893 7631 3895 7631
      3887 7637 3900 7632 3891 7608 3883 7558
      3868 7579 3870 7590 3865 7596 3873 7623
      3877 7624 3877 7638

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Robertson
362 
WGUS71 KPHI 072354
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
754 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

DEC005-MDC011-035-041-080004-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-240808T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sussex DE-Caroline MD-Queen Anne's MD-Talbot MD-
754 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX, 
SOUTHERN CAROLINE, NORTHERN TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S 
COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended, and flood waters are receding. Flooding is 
no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 7632 3885 7627 3879 7619 3895 7621
      3896 7624 3891 7630 3893 7631 3895 7631
      3887 7637 3900 7632 3891 7608 3883 7558
      3868 7579 3870 7590 3865 7596 3873 7623
      3877 7624 3877 7638

$$

Robertson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 3:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIKent, Sussex3 hr
Aug 7, 4:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Maryland, 2024Flash Flood Warnings in Delaware, 2024Every flash flood warning in 2024

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.