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Flash Flood Warning 88, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2025, 4:43 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 31, 2025, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2025, 8:45 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), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Toms River, NJ | NJ DOT reports flooding on NJ 37 Westbound At CR 549/Hooper Av (Toms River Twp), 1 left lane of 3 lanes closed. |
| Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Toms River, NJ | NJ DOT reports flooding on NJ 37 Westbound Ramp To CR 549/Hooper Av (Toms River Twp), ramp lane closed. |
| Jul 31, 5:27 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Toms River, NJ | NJ DOT reports flooding on NJ 37 Westbound Ramp To CR 549/Hooper Av (Toms River Twp), ramp lane closed. Time of report corrected. |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1000 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
734
WGUS51 KPHI 312043
FFWPHI
NJC025-029-010045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0088.250731T2043Z-250801T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
443 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 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 845 PM EDT.
* At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain will move into the warned area over the next hour.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are then possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly after the heavy
rain begins.
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, Barnegat, Beachwood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,
Seaside Heights, Mantoloking, Dover Beaches South, Dover Beaches
North, Leisure Village East, Brick Township and Ramtown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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 4011 7414 4015 7413 4013 7398 3972 7409
3975 7426
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
338
WGUS71 KPHI 312124
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
524 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
NJC025-029-010045-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0088.000000T0000Z-250801T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
524 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTIES...
At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Toms River, Barnegat, Beachwood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant Beach,
Seaside Heights, Mantoloking, Dover Beaches South, Dover Beaches
North, Leisure Village East, Brick Township and Ramtown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 4011 7414 4015 7413 4013 7398 3972 7409
3975 7426
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MPS528
WGUS71 KPHI 010036
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
NJC025-029-010046-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0088.000000T0000Z-250801T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTIES...
Although the heaviest rain has ended, continue to heed any road
closures that may be in effect due to earlier flooding.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM EDT for portions of
Delaware, northeast Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4011 7414 4015 7413 4013 7398 3972 7409
3975 7426
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 70 hr | |
| Jul 31, 3:56 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 days |
| Jul 31, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 1:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer | 18 min |
| Jul 31, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 40 min |
| Jul 31, 2:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 52 min |
| Jul 31, 2:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Jul 31, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 42 min |
| Jul 31, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 35 min |
| Jul 31, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 3:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jul 31, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 36 min | |
| Jul 31, 5:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 5:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| Jul 31, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Jul 31, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 91 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.