WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

645 PM EDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Flood

Warning for the following rivers in New Jersey...

Passaic River At Chatham affecting Somerset and Morris Counties.

For the Passaic River...including Millington, Chatham, Pine Brook,

Singac, Little Falls...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most

flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/phi.

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 645 AM EDT.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Passaic River at Chatham.

* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Open areas adjacent to the Passaic River

flood in New Providence, Chatham Township, and Berkley Heights.

At 6.0 feet, Portions of the Shepard Kolluck Park in Chatham

floods. River Road by Henry Drive is subject to closures.

At 6.5 feet, The Central and Bridge Avenue bridges in Chatham

Township are subject to closures. Edgewood Road is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 6:15 PM EDT Monday the stage was 5.9 feet.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.5

feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just

after midnight tonight.

- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

6.4 feet on 01/13/2024.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Fld Observed Forecasts (8 pm EDT)

Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu

Passaic River

Chatham 6.0 5.9 Mon 6 pm EDT 5.7 5.5 MSG

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT RICHMOND...

HUDSON...SOUTHEASTERN UNION...KINGS AND NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)

COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Todt Hill, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around

unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...

Jersey City, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Bayonne, Linden, Coney Island, Todt

Hill, Crown Heights, Huguenot, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge,

Canarsie, Bay Ridge, Lower East Side, East Village, and SoHo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded

roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4050 7426 4055 7425 4056 7422 4059 7421

4060 7423 4067 7425 4069 7417 4068 7414

4071 7411 4075 7396 4074 7396 4072 7393

4068 7390 4069 7387 4058 7383 4056 7401

4060 7404 4053 7410 4050 7420 4051 7420

TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 260DEG 10KT 4060 7413

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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