Event cancelled. Flash Flood Watch from 8/13/2018 10:18 PM to 8/14/2018 12:00 AM EDT for Hunterdon County, Warren County, Northampton County. More information.
New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 8/13/2018 9:16 PM to 10:00 PM EDT for Hunterdon County. More information.
New event. Areal Flood Warning from 8/13/2018 7:27 PM to 11:15 PM EDT for Northampton County. More information.
New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/13/2018 4:57 PM to 8:00 PM EDT for Northampton County. More information.
Event cancelled. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/13/2018 11:22 AM to 2:45 PM EDT for Northampton County. More information at inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=24945249
New event. Areal Flood Warning from 8/13/2018 11:21 AM to 3:15 PM EDT for Northampton County. More information at inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=24945178
New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/13/2018 10:40 AM to 2:45 PM EDT for Northampton County. More information at inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=24944160
Flash Flood Watch
Most sections of western New Jersey saw and heard a good amount of rain and thunderstorms in the wee hours of this morning. Stewartsville received 1.04″ of new rain as of 7:30 am today. More rain has fallen since then. All of this rain has resulted in a Flash Flood Watch for the entire area.
NE Radar Loop
As of mid-day the good news is most of the heavier rain has moved thru extreme western New Jersey and will be out of all of northern NJ soon. As you can see in the radar loop above there appears to be a break in the precipitation. How long will it last? I suspect we will see rain returning by mid to late afternoon.
Weather Outlook this weekend
Our overall forecast from 8 am this morning until Sunday morning is more heavy rains possible with flash flooding possible.
1-2 Day Precip Total forecast
The above map shows extreme western New Jersey forecast to receive about another 1.50″ of rain from Saturday morning until Monday morning. Sections further to the east could be closer to 2″
SPC shows marginal risk of severe weather today
The Storm Prediction Center has our entire area in a marginal risk for severe weather later today and tonight. A weak cold front will be approaching and moving through the area later today and tonight. This will produce some scattered thunderstorms later today and tonight. At this time they don’t look to be very strong or in a squall line. Instead they look scattered. But keep in mind any thunderstorm can turn strong and deadly quickly. The old adage “when thunder roars, head indoors” is good advice.
We did have another heat wave as of yesterday. Tuesday was our third day in a row of high temperatures hitting 90 or better. Today will be close but we may stay just shy of the 90 degree mark. Even if the temperature doesn’t hit 90 the humidity will certainly make it feel that warm if not warmer.
5 Day NWS forecast
After today we should only see high temperatures in the 80’s for at least the next 5 days. Looking longer range temperatures should increase again somewhat later next week perhaps.
Thunderstorm damage on Warren Glenn Rd evening of August 7, 2018. Photo by DAVE DABOUR
As small but strong gusty thunderstorm moved across southern areas of western New Jersey last evening. Stewartsville picked up almost 2/3″ of rain and a wind gust to 38 mph.
Thunderstorm damage on Warren Glenn Rd evenining of August 7, 2018. Photo by DAVE DABOUR
There were numerous small branches and leaves down in the area. Not too far away was a transformer fire on a utility pole due to the storm.
I didn’t get to experience the storm in person as I was just north of the storm photographing a family. We heard the thunder and got to see some impressive cloud formations! There was even a nice rainbow after the storm that was a complete arc across the sky.
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