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Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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 18, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Ocean County, NJ
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 5:16 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ne Toms River, NJ | Corrects previous report from 4 NE Toms River. Public shared video on social media of Yellowbank Rd flooded. |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
931
WGUS51 KPHI 182046
FFWPHI
NJC029-190100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0054.260718T2046Z-260719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
446 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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, Beachwood, Lakehurst, Holiday City-Berkeley, Leisure
Village West-Pine Lake Park, Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains,
Pine Ridge At Crestwood, Leisure Village, Leisure Village East,
Whiting and South Toms River.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 80 and 88.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3992 7439 4001 7439 4005 7412 3992 7415
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
Kruzdlo2 follow-up statements
442
WGUS71 KPHI 182159
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
559 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
NJC029-190100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260719T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ocean NJ-
559 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY...
At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across portions of the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Toms River, Beachwood, Lakehurst, Holiday City-Berkeley, Leisure
Village West-Pine Lake Park, Holiday City South, Pleasant Plains,
Pine Ridge At Crestwood, Leisure Village, Leisure Village East,
Whiting and South Toms River.
This includes Garden State Parkway between mile markers 80 and 88.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3992 7439 4001 7439 4005 7412 3992 7415
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Kruzdlo200 WGUS71 KPHI 190050 FFSPHI Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 850 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 NJC029-190100- /O.EXP.KPHI.FF.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260719T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Ocean NJ- 850 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY... 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. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for portions of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. && LAT...LON 3992 7439 4001 7439 4005 7412 3992 7415 $$ 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, 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 |
| Jul 18, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
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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.