Monday, September 2, 2013

Alert for parts of New Jersey


...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL BURLINGTON AND CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTIES...

AT 1039 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VOORHEES...OR 8 MILES
EAST OF GLOUCESTER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR IS
INDICATING A MICROBURST ALONG THE VOORHEES AND EVESHAM TOWNSHIP
BORDER.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MARLTON AROUND 1050 AM EDT...
MARLTON LAKES AND MOUNT LAUREL AROUND 1055 AM EDT...
EVESHAM AROUND 1100 AM EDT...
MEDFORD LAKES AROUND 1125 AM EDT...
MEDFORD AND TABERNACLE AROUND 1130 AM EDT...

Severe storms for parts of the Garden state


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT

* AT 1013 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE STORM WAS NEAR MAGNOLIA...MOVING EAST AT
  10 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. A MIDDLE LEVEL ROTATION WAS DETECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LINDENWOLD AND CHERRY HILL AROUND 1030 AM EDT...
  VOORHEES AND SPRINGDALE AROUND 1040 AM EDT...
  GREENTREE AND BERLIN AROUND 1045 AM EDT...
  MARLTON AND MOUNT LAUREL AROUND 1055 AM EDT...
  EVESHAM AND MARLTON LAKES AROUND 1100 AM EDT...
  MEDFORD AND TABERNACLE AROUND 1130 AM EDT...

Flood advisory now also includes the Philadelphia metro area


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT

* AT 934 AM EDT DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING SLOWLY MEANDERING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS COULD DROP AROUND
  AN INCH OF RAIN WITHIN AN HOUR AND CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE
  FLOODING. IN ADDITION WE ARE APPROACHING HIGH TIDE ALONG
  THE DELAWARE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. PLEASE BE WARY IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN AND
AROUND SOUTH PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN.

Additional flood advisories for New Jersey


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL NOON EDT

* AT 856 AM EDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SLOWLY MOVING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CENTERED AROUND THE COUNTY
  BORDERS OF CAPE MAY, CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC. ONE HOUR
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE LIKELY WITH THE
  STRONGER STORMS.

Flood advisory continues for parts of NJ


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ CONTINUES AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 816 AM EDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
  ALONG THE NORTHWEST SOMERSET COUNTY AND MORRIS COUNTY BORDER. THIS
  THUNDERSTORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF DROPPING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
  IN AN HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Labor Day forecast for NJ metro

Latest post: 11:30pm -- 9/1/2013

After some showers and thunderstorms during Sunday, a warm and muggy night is expected....

Low temperatures will fall into the upper 60s in the suburbs to the lower 70s for urban NJ and for New York City. 
Another shower or thunderstorm is possible (40% chance).

Labor Day Monday is forecast to be mainly cloudy...
The weather front will be very near our area, producing showers and thunderstorms ... some with heavy downpours. Severe weather is not anticipated, but will be monitored. Highs top out in the upper 70s and lower 80s.
Some left-over showers are expected Monday night, with readings dropping to around 70 degrees.

Tuesday can still see some more showers, as this latest weather front is now indicated to remain over the region. Temperatures reach between 80 and 85 degrees.

Wednesday through Friday of next week will be brighter and less humid, with high temperatures in the low to mid-80s Wednesday and Thursday, and the upper 70s for Friday.









Sunday, September 1, 2013

Thunderstorms to affect portions of the Garden state this morning

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 751 AM EDT SUN SEP 1 2013 NJZ009-015-PAZ103>106-011315- EASTERN MONTGOMERY PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LOWER BUCKS PA-MERCER NJ- UPPER BUCKS PA-WESTERN MONTGOMERY PA- 751 AM EDT SUN SEP 1 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BUCKS...CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...HUNTERDON AND NORTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTIES... AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COVERED PORTIONS OF BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AT 747 AM EDT. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ONE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.