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Flash Flood Warning 136, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 27, 2026Camden County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 2026, 3:43 PM EDT for Camden County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
Aug 27, 2026, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Camden County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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
Aug 27, 4:20 PM EDTRAIN 2.41Waterford Twp, NJMesonet station GW6233 ATCO.
Aug 27, 4:29 PM EDTRAIN 2.263 E Atco, NJMesonet station FW9968 Atco.
Aug 27, 4:30 PM EDTRAIN 3.662 S Pine Valley, NJ
Aug 27, 6:15 PM EDTRAIN 2.273 E Atco, NJMesonet station FW9968 Atco.

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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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 2026-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 346 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 2026-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
890 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

498 
WGUS51 KPHI 271943
FFWPHI
NJC007-272345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0136.260827T1943Z-260827T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
343 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

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

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
  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 indicated.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
           drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lindenwold, Berlin, Chesilhurst, Atco, Sicklerville, Pine Hill,
  Clementon, Gibbsboro and Pine Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3984 7499 3984 7492 3979 7490 3978 7490
      3978 7488 3979 7484 3979 7482 3966 7483
      3967 7491 3970 7494 3970 7497 3971 7498

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

$$

PHI
1 follow-up statement
409 
WGUS71 KPHI 272224
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
624 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

NJC007-272234-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0136.000000T0000Z-260827T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Camden NJ-
624 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

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

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

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT Friday for portions
of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 3984 7499 3984 7492 3979 7490 3978 7490
      3978 7488 3979 7484 3979 7482 3966 7483
      3967 7491 3970 7494 3970 7497 3971 7498

$$

PHI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 11:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester4 hr
Aug 27, 12:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester49 min
Aug 27, 12:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem5 hr
Aug 27, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex24 min
Aug 27, 1:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
Aug 27, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester45 min
Aug 27, 1:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Somerset7 hr
Aug 27, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth40 min
Aug 27, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth49 min
Aug 27, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem43 min
Aug 27, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI21 min
Aug 27, 1:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISalem4 hr
Aug 27, 1:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPHISalem11 min
Aug 27, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth28 min
Aug 27, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth47 min
Aug 27, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem44 min
Aug 27, 2:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth4 hr
Aug 27, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI40 min
Aug 27, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean44 min
Aug 27, 2:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden4 hr
Aug 27, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth30 min
Aug 27, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Aug 27, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden41 min
Aug 27, 3:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIGloucester, Salem5 hr
Aug 27, 4:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren3 hr
Aug 27, 4:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset4 hr
Aug 27, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICamden, Gloucester5 hr
Aug 27, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth4 hr
Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden3 hr
Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI32 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.