Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 8, 1996, 5:10 PM EST for Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 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
- Nov 8, 1996, 5:10 PM EST (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 1996, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Whole counties
County Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 5:55 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Pen Argyl, PA |
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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KPHL 082210 RRA SVRPHL PAC095-082300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY NJ 510 PM EST FRI NOV 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA/MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN PENNSYLVANIA ...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AT 506 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NWS DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS OVER NORTHERN LEHIGH COUNTY MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM MAY AFFECT THE FOLLOWING NEARBY AREAS... ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM ARPT... NORTH CATASAUGUA... BETHLEHEM... FREEMANSBURG... NORTHAMPTON... BATH... CHAPMAN... NAZARETH... WEST EASTON... SLATEFIELD... POINT PHILLIP... EASTON... WILSON... STOCKERTOWN... TATAMY... WIND GAP... MARTINS CREEK... PEN ARGYL AND BANGOR. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE IN WHITEHALL TWP IN LEHIGH COUNTY WITHIN THE PAST FEW MINUTES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER NOW. AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE THEM RELAY YOUR SEVERE WEATHER REPORT ON TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN WINDS GREATER THAN 58 MILES AN HOUR... DIME S.IZE HAIL OR LARGER...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR TO COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION. AMC/TFG &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 3:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 62 min |
| Nov 8, 3:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh | 36 min |
| Nov 8, 3:49 PM EST | Tornado Warning | PHI | Monroe | 46 min |
| Nov 8, 4:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester | 64 min |
| Nov 8, 4:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Montgomery | 38 min |
| Nov 8, 4:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh | 35 min |
| Nov 8, 4:47 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 6:10 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe | 5 hr |
| Nov 8, 6:10 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Berks | 5 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.