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Flash Flood Warning 136, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:20 PM EDT | RAIN 2.41 | Waterford Twp, NJ | Mesonet station GW6233 ATCO. |
| Aug 27, 4:29 PM EDT | RAIN 2.26 | 3 E Atco, NJ | Mesonet station FW9968 Atco. |
| Aug 27, 4:30 PM EDT | RAIN 3.66 | 2 S Pine Valley, NJ | |
| Aug 27, 6:15 PM EDT | RAIN 2.27 | 3 E Atco, NJ | Mesonet 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.
- 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
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
$$
PHI1 follow-up statement
409
WGUS71 KPHI 272224
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
Issued by National Weather Service New York NY
624 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
NJC007-272234-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0136.000000T0000Z-260827T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Camden NJ-
624 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT Friday for portions
of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 3984 7499 3984 7492 3979 7490 3978 7490
3978 7488 3979 7484 3979 7482 3966 7483
3967 7491 3970 7494 3970 7497 3971 7498
$$
PHIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 11:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 49 min |
| Aug 27, 12:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 1:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Mercer, Somerset | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 49 min |
| Aug 27, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 21 min | |
| Aug 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Salem | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Salem | 11 min |
| Aug 27, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 47 min |
| Aug 27, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 40 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 2:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Camden | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Aug 27, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden | 41 min |
| Aug 27, 3:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.