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Flash Flood Warning 96, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 6, 2025Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2025, 6:20 PM EDT for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
Sep 6, 2025, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2025, 9:52 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 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
Sep 6, 7:02 PM EDTFLASH FLOODLong Branch, NJNumerous road closures due to flash flooding.
Sep 6, 7:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOODEatontown, NJCar stranded in flood waters at Rt 35 and Clinton Ave.

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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 2025-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 975 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 2025-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 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
975 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
816 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted.

001 
WGUS51 KPHI 062220
FFWPHI
NJC025-070230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0096.250906T2220Z-250907T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
620 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

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

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 620 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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...
  Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Howell, Tinton Falls, Red 
  Bank, Farmingdale, Collingwood Park, Lincroft, Allenwood, Elberon 
  and Freewood Acres.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 7397 4022 7398 4014 7411 4011 7424
      4012 7424 4013 7424 4015 7425 4015 7426
      4016 7426 4017 7426 4017 7427 4031 7415
      4038 7403

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AKL
2 follow-up statements
014 
WGUS71 KPHI 062330
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
730 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

NJC025-070230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0096.000000T0000Z-250907T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
730 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY...

At 730 PM EDT, emergency management reported numerous road closures 
along Ocean Avenue in Long Branch and a car stranded near Route 35 & 
Clinton Ave in Eatontown due to flooding as the result of 
thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of 
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

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...
  Long Branch, Asbury Park, Lakewood, Howell, Tinton Falls, Red 
  Bank, Farmingdale, Collingwood Park, Lincroft, Allenwood, Elberon 
  and Freewood Acres.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4038 7397 4022 7398 4014 7411 4011 7424
      4012 7424 4013 7424 4015 7425 4015 7426
      4016 7426 4017 7426 4017 7427 4031 7415
      4038 7403

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

AKL
465 
WGUS71 KPHI 070152
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
952 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

NJC025-070202-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0096.000000T0000Z-250907T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-
952 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH 
COUNTY...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4038 7397 4022 7398 4014 7411 4011 7424
      4012 7424 4013 7424 4015 7425 4015 7426
      4016 7426 4017 7426 4017 7427 4031 7415
      4038 7403

$$

AKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 2:22 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI19 hr
Sep 6, 2:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset46 min
Sep 6, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset23 min
Sep 6, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester43 min
Sep 6, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI23 min
Sep 6, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Sep 6, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean38 min
Sep 6, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI24 min
Sep 6, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden31 min
Sep 6, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI25 min
Sep 6, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Sep 6, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI38 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.