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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT for Morris County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 3 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 21, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2026, 5:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 5:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Morris Plains, NJ | Stranded vehicle in flooded roadway near Morris Plains train station. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1211 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
795
WGUS51 KPHI 211913
FFWPHI
NJC027-035-212315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0058.260721T1913Z-260721T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
313 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Morris County in northern New Jersey...
North Central Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has 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.
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...
Morristown, Madison, Florham Park, East Hanover, Morris Plains,
Mendham, Peapack And Gladstone, Far Hills, Bernardsville and
Hanover Township.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 31 and 41.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 45 and 48.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most
flood deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 4080 7459 4088 7434 4087 7434 4087 7433
4086 7432 4085 7433 4084 7433 4083 7433
4083 7434 4082 7433 4081 7434 4081 7435
4080 7436 4078 7437 4069 7469 4073 7473
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
Kruzdlo1 follow-up statement
985
WGUS71 KPHI 212159
FFSPHI
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
559 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
NJC027-035-212209-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0058.000000T0000Z-260721T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Morris NJ-Somerset NJ-
559 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS AND
NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Wednesday for
portions of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and southeast
Pennsylvania.
&&
LAT...LON 4080 7459 4088 7434 4087 7434 4087 7433
4086 7432 4085 7433 4084 7433 4083 7433
4083 7434 4082 7433 4081 7434 4081 7435
4080 7436 4078 7437 4069 7469 4073 7473
$$
KruzdloThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Sussex, Warren | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 59 min | |
| Jul 21, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 46 min | |
| Jul 21, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 37 min |
| Jul 21, 2:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 21, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jul 21, 4:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 89 min | |
| Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 55 min |
| Jul 21, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jul 21, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Jul 21, 5:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Cape May | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 21, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Cape May | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Jul 21, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 94 min | |
| Jul 21, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 85 min | |
| Jul 21, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Ocean | 12 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.