Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 1989, 9:24 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 1989, 9:24 PM EDT (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1989, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 9:35 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 56 | Ocean, NJ |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 1156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KACY 160125
SVRACY
NJC001-005-029-160215-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTIC CITY NJ
924 PM EDT THU JUN 15 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTIC CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTH NEW JERSEY
...ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...OCEAN
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
AT 920 PM EDT A LARGE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF
THE ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT. THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF STRONG WINDS UP
TO 60 MILES AN HOUR DURING THE PAST HOUR. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE
EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONHG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
GAGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean | 67 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.