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Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 1, 2025Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT for Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 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
Jul 1, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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
Jul 1, 5:28 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNeptune Township, NJMultiple vehicles stuck in flood water.
Jul 1, 5:42 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Sse Manasquan, NJEast Main Street flooded.
Jul 1, 6:49 PM EDTFLASH FLOODNeptune Township, NJBuilding at the intersection of Lakewood Road and Brighton Ave had a basement wall collapse due to flash flooding.

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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2025-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 513 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 2025-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 203 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
513 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
203 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

245 
WGUS51 KPHI 012100
FFWPHI
NJC025-029-020100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0032.250701T2100Z-250702T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Northeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 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...
  Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Jackson, Howell, 
  Tinton Falls, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach, Lakehurst, 
  Farmingdale and Mantoloking.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4023 7429 4029 7410 4029 7396 4028 7393
      4024 7389 4018 7389 4012 7392 4008 7399
      4004 7408 4001 7423 4002 7434 4009 7439
      4016 7440 4021 7432

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Hoeflich
2 follow-up statements
396 
WGUS71 KPHI 012106
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
506 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

NJC025-029-020100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-250702T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
506 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTIES...

At 506 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain with street flooding in Lakewood.  Between 1 
and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 
to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

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

SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.

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

Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Toms River, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Jackson, Howell, 
  Tinton Falls, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach, Lakehurst, 
  Farmingdale and Mantoloking.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4023 7429 4029 7410 4029 7396 4028 7393
      4024 7389 4018 7389 4012 7392 4008 7399
      4004 7408 4001 7423 4002 7434 4009 7439
      4016 7440 4021 7432

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Hoeflich
971 
WGUS71 KPHI 020058
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
858 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

NJC025-029-020108-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0032.000000T0000Z-250702T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
858 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flasg Flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. A 
new, more targeted Flood Warning was issued for the Jackson, 
Manasquan, Howell, and Neptune area as numerous roads remain closed. 
Please refer to that bulletin for the updated information.

&&

LAT...LON 4023 7429 4029 7410 4029 7396 4028 7393
      4024 7389 4018 7389 4012 7392 4008 7399
      4004 7408 4001 7423 4002 7434 4009 7439
      4016 7440 4021 7432

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jun 30, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem64 min
Jul 1, 12:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI37 min
Jul 1, 2:30 AM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 3 more19 hr
Jul 1, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jul 1, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington47 min
Jul 1, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI83 min
Jul 1, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth66 min
Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean50 min
Jul 1, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jul 1, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren38 min
Jul 1, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI2 hr
Jul 1, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI91 min
Jul 1, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean61 min
Jul 1, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI98 min
Jul 1, 6:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIOcean4 hr
Jul 1, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean58 min
Jul 1, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min
Jul 1, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Jul 1, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean46 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.