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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 28, 20065 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2006, 3:32 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 73 min. 1 report 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 28, 2006, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2006, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
73 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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 28, 4:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Se Twin Rivers, NJTREES AND WIRS DOWN IN MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP

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 28, 1:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2006-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 411 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2006-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
411 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1201 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KPHI 281933
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-025-029-282045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0219.060728T1932Z-060728T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
332 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
  WESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
  EASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
  NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YORKETOWN TO FOLSOM...OR ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES SOUTH OF NEW BRUNSWICK TO 11 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF VINELAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PRESIDENTIAL LAKES AND HAMMONTON BY 340 PM EDT...
  WHARTON STATE FOREST BY 345 PM EDT...
  ELWOOD...CHATSWORTH...CEDAR GLEN LAKES AND BATSTO BY 350 PM EDT...
  MAYS LANDING AND LAKEHURST BY 355 PM EDT...

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 DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4033 7436 3952 7498 3935 7479 4026 7414

$$

WN
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS51 KPHI 282017
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
416 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

NJC007-282026-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-060728T2045Z/
CAMDEN NJ-
416 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CAMDEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF SEVERE STORMS HAS CLEARED CAMDEN COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4045 7417 3939 7475 3923 7448 4034 7382

$$

NJC001-005-025-029-282045-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-060728T2045Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
416 PM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...EASTERN ATLANTIC...OCEAN AND EASTERN
MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM UNION BEACH TO 10 MILES WEST OF SOMERS POINT...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PERTH AMBOY TO 13
MILES SOUTHEAST OF VINELAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  FAIR HAVEN...TINTON FALLS...RED BANK AND PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD BY
  425 PM EDT...
  MONMOUTH BEACH...RUMSON...SEA BRIGHT AND WEST LONG BRANCH BY 430 PM
  EDT...
  WEST BELMAR AND WANAMASSA BY 435 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS
FROM MERCER COUNTY SOUTHWEST THROUGH GLOUCESTER COUNTY. 
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE 
A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4045 7417 3939 7475 3923 7448 4034 7382

$$

TFG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Jul 27, 9:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem40 min
Jul 27, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden56 min
Jul 27, 10:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean2 hr
Jul 27, 10:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Jul 28, 12:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Salem56 min
Jul 28, 12:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington65 min
Jul 28, 12:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIGloucester3 hr
Jul 28, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester56 min
Jul 28, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington53 min
Jul 28, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Somerset47 min
Jul 28, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI89 min
Jul 28, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI86 min
Jul 28, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May41 min
Jul 28, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI25 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.