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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 16, 2025Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at May 16, 2025, 1:28 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 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
May 16, 2025, 1:28 PM EDT (17:28 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2025, 4:12 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 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 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2025-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2025-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

668 
WGUS51 KPHI 161728
FFWPHI
NJC005-029-162130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0011.250516T1728Z-250516T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
128 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 128 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
  Wrightstown, Georgetown, Jobstown, Columbus, Woodruff, McGuire 
  AFB, Fort Dix and New Egypt.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4009 7456 4008 7456 4008 7455 4008 7454
      4006 7445 4001 7453 4000 7467 4002 7474
      4008 7477 4011 7466

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Kruzdlo
1 follow-up statement
366 
WGUS71 KPHI 162012
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
412 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

NJC005-029-162022-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250516T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Burlington NJ-Ocean NJ-
412 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND 
NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTIES...

Flooding has ended or continues to recede. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures if you encounter any.

&&

LAT...LON 4009 7456 4008 7456 4008 7455 4008 7454
      4006 7445 4001 7453 4000 7467 4002 7474
      4008 7477 4011 7466

$$

Kruzdlo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 9:30 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI15 hr
May 15, 9:34 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more12 hr
May 16, 11:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester59 min
May 16, 11:32 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem4 hr
May 16, 11:41 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI49 min
May 16, 11:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem59 min
May 16, 12:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem40 min
May 16, 12:22 PM EDTTornado WarningPHICumberland, Salem23 min
May 16, 12:31 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHICamden, Gloucester4 hr
May 16, 12:42 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland48 min
May 16, 12:45 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Gloucester30 min
May 16, 12:47 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
May 16, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more56 min
May 16, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI114 min
May 16, 12:52 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIAtlantic, Camden, Gloucester23 min
May 16, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland49 min
May 16, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
May 16, 1:36 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Ocean3 hr
May 16, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May32 min
May 16, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI86 min
May 16, 2:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset94 min
May 16, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI119 min
May 16, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHICape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem70 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.