Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 10:19 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1994, 10:19 PM EDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1994, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ocean County, NJ
The nearest sounding before it
Atlantic City In, NJ (KACY), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KACY 300218 RRA SVRACY NJC029-NJZ501-300300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTIC CITY NJ 1019 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTIC CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH NEW JERSEY ...OCEAN COUNTY THE ATLANTIC CITY WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STORM WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY ON ITS WAY TOWARDS BEACHWOOD AND BARNEGAT. THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INTO THOSE AREAS BETWEEN 1030 PM AND 1100 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHbOULD 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. MCDONALD
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, Jun 29, 9:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
DEZ001-002-003-004-300500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE 905 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR DELAWARE... A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WAS OVER NEW CASTLE COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN KENT COUNTY AND WESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY. THESE STORM MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE APPROACHING STORMS SHOULD FIND SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS OR DISSIPATE. MOTORIST SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTIONS IF CAUGHT IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. LYLES
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:30 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
NJZ019>026-501-300200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTIC CITY NJ 930 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY UNTIL 1 AM EDT... THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY OF ATLANTIC... CAPE MAY...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...BURLINGTON AND SALEM PLUS THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS. AT 930 PM...THE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS FROM THE NORTHERN TIP OF NEW JERSEY SOUTHWEST THROUGH PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON TO NEAT THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CAMDEN...DOVER AND JUST NORTH OF SALISBURY. THE MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:30 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PAZ060-300300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLENTOWN PA 930 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... AT 930 PM EDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEASTEASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BUT NO ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN ALTOONA AND LATROBE PENNSYLVANIA MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. CPB
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:32 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PAZ048-054-055-058-060>062-066>071-300200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH DISCONTINUED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY NJ 930 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND INTO SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY. WHILE THERE COULD STILL BE SOME SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. GIGI
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:34 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PAZ060-300300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLENTOWN PA 930 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... AT 930 PM EDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEASTEASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BUT NO ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN ALTOONA AND LATROBE PENNSYLVANIA MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. CPB
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:48 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
NJZ019>026-501-300200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTIC CITY NJ 930 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY UNTIL 1 AM EDT... THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY OF ATLANTIC... CAPE MAY...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...BURLINGTON AND SALEM PLUS THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS. AT 930 PM...THE WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS FROM THE NORTHERN TIP OF NEW JERSEY SOUTHWEST THROUGH PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON TO NEAT THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CAMDEN...DOVER AND JUST NORTH OF SALISBURY. THE MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.