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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 15, 1989Atlantic County, Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 15, 9:35 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 56Ocean, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Atlantic City In, NJ at 00:00Z on 1989-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1156 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Atlantic City In, NJ at 00:00Z on 1989-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.
GAGER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland57 min
Jun 16, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem35 min
Jun 16, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland63 min
Jun 16, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden50 min
Jun 16, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean67 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989

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.