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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 15, 2025Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2025, 1:20 AM EDT for 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
Jul 15, 2025, 1:20 AM EDT (05:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2025, 4:15 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 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 00:00Z, 5.3 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 273 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
273 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
736 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

144 
WGUS51 KPHI 150520
FFWPHI
NJC029-150815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0069.250715T0520Z-250715T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
120 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

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

* Until 415 AM EDT.

* At 120 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 
  1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 
  inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already 
  occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Barnegat, Brookville, Beach Haven West, Warren Grove, Ocean Acres, 
  Manahawkin and Waretown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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 3964 7439 3976 7439 3977 7439 3978 7439
      3987 7419 3984 7414 3980 7415 3976 7416
      3972 7415 3967 7419 3964 7424

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

$$

Staarmann
2 follow-up statements
150 
WGUS71 KPHI 150642
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
242 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

NJC029-150815-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-250715T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ocean NJ-
242 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

At 242 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 
and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, 
but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already 
occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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...
  Barnegat, Brookville, Beach Haven West, Warren Grove, Ocean Acres, 
  Manahawkin and Waretown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

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 3964 7439 3976 7439 3977 7439 3978 7439
      3987 7419 3984 7414 3980 7415 3976 7416
      3972 7415 3967 7419 3964 7424

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

Staarmann
204 
WGUS71 KPHI 150809
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
409 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

NJC029-150819-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0069.000000T0000Z-250715T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ocean NJ-
409 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 415 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3964 7439 3976 7439 3977 7439 3978 7439
      3987 7419 3984 7414 3980 7415 3976 7416
      3972 7415 3967 7419 3964 7424

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI119 min
Jul 14, 9:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset16 hr
Jul 14, 9:32 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMorris3 hr
Jul 14, 10:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICumberland3 hr
Jul 15, 2:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jul 15, 2:37 PM EDTFlood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 5 more34 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.