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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 14, 2025Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2025, 3:37 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. 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
Jul 14, 2025, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2025, 7:08 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 230 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 108 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2025-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 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
108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
718 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

194 
WGUS51 KPHI 141937
FFWPHI
PAC025-089-142345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0058.250714T1937Z-250714T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
337 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 337 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Pocono Pines, Long Pond, Pocono Raceway, 
  Gouldsboro State Park, Arrowhead Lake, Blakeslee, Lake Harmony, 
  Meckesville, Albrightsville and Paradise Valley.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 7574 4101 7573 4103 7574 4103 7576
      4105 7577 4109 7577 4110 7575 4110 7573
      4113 7569 4113 7567 4112 7566 4113 7565
      4112 7563 4122 7554 4122 7552 4123 7551
      4125 7513 4116 7516 4104 7540 4096 7569

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MPS
2 follow-up statements
584 
WGUS71 KPHI 142149
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
549 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

PAC025-089-142345-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-250714T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
549 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 549 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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...
  Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Pocono Pines, Long Pond, Pocono Raceway, 
  Gouldsboro State Park, Arrowhead Lake, Blakeslee, Lake Harmony, 
  Meckesville, Albrightsville and Paradise Valley.

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.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 7574 4101 7573 4103 7574 4103 7576
      4105 7577 4109 7577 4110 7575 4110 7573
      4113 7569 4113 7567 4112 7566 4113 7565
      4112 7563 4122 7554 4122 7552 4123 7551
      4125 7513 4116 7516 4104 7540 4096 7569

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MPS
498 
WGUS71 KPHI 142308
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
708 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

PAC025-089-142318-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-250714T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
708 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND 
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

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

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Tuesday for 
portions of northern Delaware, northeast Maryland, New Jersey, and 
northeast Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 7574 4101 7573 4103 7574 4103 7576
      4105 7577 4109 7577 4110 7575 4110 7573
      4113 7569 4113 7567 4112 7566 4113 7565
      4112 7563 4122 7554 4122 7552 4123 7551
      4125 7513 4116 7516 4104 7540 4096 7569

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHILehigh, Northampton9 min
Jul 14, 4:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton3 hr
Jul 14, 5:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Northampton4 hr
Jul 14, 5:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery6 hr
Jul 14, 7:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia2 hr

Nearby

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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.