Alert archive / New Jersey / Areal Flood Warnings in 2026
Areal Flood Warning 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this areal flood warning at Jul 18, 2026, 7:47 PM EDT for Monmouth County, Ocean 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 18, 2026, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 11:45 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 nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -238 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
441
WGUS41 KPHI 182347
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
747 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
NJC025-029-190345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0009.260718T2347Z-260719T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ-
747 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central and southern New Jersey, including the
following counties, in central New Jersey, Monmouth. In southern
New Jersey, Ocean.
* WHEN...Until 1145 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 742 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that between 1 and 3
inches of rain have fallen the last several hours across
portions of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Per the Department
of Transportation, road flooding continues. As a result, a
Flood Warning has been issued.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Long Branch, Asbury Park, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Manasquan,
Point Pleasant Beach, Mantoloking, Elberon, Allenwood, Brick
Township, Point Pleasant and Eatontown.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4039 7407 4039 7394 4005 7403 4004 7412
$$
Kruzdlo1 follow-up statement
737 WGUS81 KPHI 190342 FLSPHI Flood Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1142 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 NJC025-029-190352- /O.EXP.KPHI.FA.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260719T0345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Monmouth NJ-Ocean NJ- 1142 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The Flood Warning will expire at 1145 PM EDT this evening for Eastern Monmouth and Northeastern Ocean Counties. Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. && LAT...LON 4039 7407 4039 7394 4005 7403 4004 7412 $$ Hoeflich
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 21 min |
| Jul 18, 12:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jul 18, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 3:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 118 min | |
| Jul 18, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Salem | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 89 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 118 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jul 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| Jul 18, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.