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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2025, 5:47 PM EDT for Morris County, New Jersey. 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, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2025, 9:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Morris County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
505
WGUS51 KPHI 142147
FFWPHI
NJC027-150200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0064.250714T2147Z-250715T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
547 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 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...
Morristown, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler,
Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Parsippany and
Lake Telemark.
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.
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 4106 7453 4106 7450 4103 7450 4105 7445
4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7442 4100 7430
4098 7430 4097 7428 4093 7429 4091 7427
4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7434 4086 7432
4081 7434 4079 7437 4077 7451
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
345
WGUS71 KPHI 142332
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
732 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025
NJC027-150200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-250715T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-
732 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...
At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Morristown, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Kinnelon, Boonton, Butler,
Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Parsippany and
Lake Telemark.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 4106 7453 4106 7450 4103 7450 4105 7445
4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7442 4100 7430
4098 7430 4097 7428 4093 7429 4091 7427
4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7434 4086 7432
4081 7434 4079 7437 4077 7451
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MPS905
WGUS71 KPHI 150132
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
932 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025
NJC027-150142-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-250715T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-
932 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY HAS BEEN
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
Heavy rain has ended, but flooding continues.
&&
LAT...LON 4106 7453 4106 7450 4103 7450 4105 7445
4104 7443 4102 7443 4103 7442 4100 7430
4098 7430 4097 7428 4093 7429 4091 7427
4090 7428 4091 7433 4087 7434 4086 7432
4081 7434 4079 7437 4077 7451
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 4:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 13 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jul 14, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.