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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 2, 2006Burlington County, Camden County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2006, 7:51 PM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 84 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2006, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2006, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
84 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 2, 7:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG11 S Burli, NJTREES DOWN IN SHAMONG
Jul 2, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGToms River, NJNUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. ALSO SOME SMALL HAIL REPORTED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2006-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2006-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-287 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KPHI 022352
SVRPHI
NJC005-007-029-030115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0121.060702T2351Z-060703T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
751 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
  CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 747 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MEDFORD...OR ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LEISURETOWNE AND PEMBERTON BY 800 PM EDT...
  PRESIDENTIAL LAKES AND BROWNS MILLS BY 815 PM EDT...
  CEDAR GLEN LAKES BY 830 PM EDT...
  HOLIDAY CITY BY 840 PM EDT...
  BEACHWOOD BY 850 PM EDT...

SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN BOTH
PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A 
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4012 7469 3982 7504 3958 7430 4006 7407

$$

TFG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren56 min
Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISomerset46 min
Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden59 min
Jul 2, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester57 min
Jul 2, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem46 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI44 min
Jul 2, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 2, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth61 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.