Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 10, 1992Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 1992, 9:27 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 63 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: Jul 10, 1992, 9:27 PM EDT (01:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 1992, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Whole counties

County Cape May County, NJ

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 10, 9:30 PM EDT	Hail 1	Cape May, 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1537 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1334 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 6.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KACY 110127
SVRACY
NJC009-110230-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTIC CITY NJ
927 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTIC CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN SOUTH NEW JERSEY
 
   ...EASTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY
 
AND FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
 
 
AT 925 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
NEAR OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
 
MOVEMENT WAS EAST 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 STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
 
HAYES/MENNELLA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

NJZ003-004-006-020045

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTIC CITY NJ
700 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNTIES....ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...
CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND...OCEAN AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A SEVERE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREAS.  PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

MENNELLA

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

PAZ011-016- 110030 -

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLENTOWN PA...CORRECTION
710 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992

...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS BERKS COUNTY...

A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY STRETCHING FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH
CHESTER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.  VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENTLY
OVER BERKS COUNTY. A WEATHER SPOTTER HAS REPORTED MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF SHILLINGTON IN BERKS COUNTY. THE STORMS
ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 40 MPH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF ANY OF THESE STORMS TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERKS...LEHIGH...CARBON
AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM.

MILLER/WSO ALLENTOWN

Local storm report, Jul 10, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

DEZ003>002-102354

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
755 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992

TIME EDT    LOCATION          EVENT
707 PM      KENT COUNTY       NUMEROUS HOUSES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
            SMYRNA

725 PM      KENT COUNTY       FREQUENT LIGHTNING EVERYWHERE STRIKING
            CLAYTON           HOMES AND POWER POLES

743 PM      KENT COUNTY       TREE DOWN FROM HIGH WINDS.  WIND SPEED
                              NOT AVAILABLE.

751 PM      NEW CASTLE        HAIL HALF AN INCH POSSIBLY LARGER...
            COUNTY-ODESSA     SMALL BRANCHES

LOMBARDY

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PAZ011-016- 110200 -

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLENTOWN PA
814 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE NOW LARGELY MOVED OUT OF EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
AT 8PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES THAT MOST OF THE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS OVER CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.
THESE STORMS REMAIN QUITE STRONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
REPORTED AT THE PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT.  RADAR ALSO SHOWS A DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WESTERN PART OF LUZERNE COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE
WILLIAMSPORT VICINITY.  STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERKS...LEHIGH...CARBON
AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM.

MILLER/WSO ALLENTOWN

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 9:21 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

DEZ002-110215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
918 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992

...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WESTERN KENT COUNTY...

WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN KENT COUNTY
JUST WEST OF DOVER MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.  THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO DROP HEAVY RAIN...PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME
HAIL.  PERSONS IN KENT COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THIS STORM
AS I\T TRACKS EAST.

LOMBARDY

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 9:27 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

DEZ002-110215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
918 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 1992

...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WESTERN KENT COUNTY...

WEATHER RADAR SHOWED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN KENT COUNTY
JUST WEST OF DOVER MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH.  THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO DROP HEAVY RAIN...PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY
SOME HAIL.  PERSONS IN KENT COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THIS STORM
AS IT TRACKS EAST.

LOMBARDY

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.