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Special Marine Warning 99, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 9, 2008

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Sep 9, 2008, 2:53 PM EDT. It was in force for 86 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2008, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2008, 4:19 PM EDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Sep 9, 2:44 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 2:44 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 9, 2:29 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 9, 10:03 AM EDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1003 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-008>010-012-015>019-PAZ067>071-091500-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-
1003 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BUCKS...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...
CECIL...CHESTER...DELAWARE...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...
MIDDLESEX...MONTGOMERY...MORRIS...NEW CASTLE...PHILADELPHIA...
SALEM...SOMERSET AND SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 959 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PATERSON TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKTON...MOVING EAST AT ABOUT
30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TROUT LAKE...NEWTOWN SQUARE
AROUND 1015 AM...WASHINGTON CROSSING...TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AROUND 1030
AM...WISSINOMING...TACONY AROUND 1045 AM...EDINBURG AND WILLINGBORO
AROUND 1100 AM.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER
TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHES.

MPD
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 10:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1052 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-NJZ010-012>022-025>027-PAZ069>071-091645-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
1052 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...BUCKS...BURLINGTON...
CAMDEN...CECIL...CUMBERLAND...DELAWARE...GLOUCESTER...KENT...
MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...NEW CASTLE...OCEAN...PHILADELPHIA...
SALEM AND SOMERSET COUNTIES...

AT 1050 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MANHATTEN TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WINDSOR...MOUNT LAUREL...
JACKSONVILLE...CROSSWICKS AROUND 1100 AM...SPRINGDALE...
MORGANVILLE...LUMBERTON...GREENTREE AROUND 1105 AM...MARLBORO AND
MANALAPAN AROUND 1110 AM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...PLEASE DO NOT
TRY TO CROSS IT.  FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THERE ARE AREAS OF INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM SOME OF THESE STORMS. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

MPD
Local storm report, Sep 9, 11:25 AM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1125 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PARADISE VALLEY         41.12N 75.28W
09/09/2008                   MONROE             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AT THE CORNER OF KOERNERS ROAD AND RT. 390

0900 AM     TSTM WND DMG     READING                 40.34N 75.93W
09/09/2008                   BERKS              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN BERKS COUNTY

0948 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HIGH BRIDGE             40.67N 74.90W
09/09/2008                   HUNTERDON          NJ   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON CHARLESTON ROAD IN BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP

1106 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E SOUTH PLAINFIELD    40.58N 74.32W
09/09/2008                   MIDDLESEX          NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INUNDATED WITH WATER.

&&

JJM
Local storm report, Sep 9, 11:48 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1148 AM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PARADISE VALLEY         41.12N 75.28W
09/09/2008                   MONROE             PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AT THE CORNER OF KOERNERS ROAD AND RT. 390

0900 AM     TSTM WND DMG     READING                 40.34N 75.93W
09/09/2008                   BERKS              PA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN BERKS COUNTY

0948 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HIGH BRIDGE             40.67N 74.90W
09/09/2008                   HUNTERDON          NJ   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON CHARLESTON ROAD IN BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP

1106 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E SOUTH PLAINFIELD    40.58N 74.32W
09/09/2008                   MIDDLESEX          NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GARDEN STATE PARKWAY INUNDATED WITH WATER.

1130 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SOMERDALE               39.85N 75.02W
09/09/2008                   CAMDEN             NJ   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROAD CLOSED AT SOMERDALE ROAD AND WHITE HORSE PIKE

&&

JJM
Local storm report, Sep 9, 12:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 9, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 3:36 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI36 hr
Sep 9, 9:09 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren3 hr
Sep 9, 9:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIGloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Salem, Somerset and 2 more39 min
Sep 9, 9:41 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Sep 9, 9:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem3 hr
Sep 9, 10:04 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset3 hr
Sep 9, 10:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean48 min
Sep 9, 11:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem38 min
Sep 9, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Sep 9, 12:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean49 min
Sep 9, 12:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland46 min
Sep 9, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Sep 9, 1:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland53 min
Sep 9, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Sep 9, 1:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May92 min
Sep 9, 2:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May3 hr
Sep 9, 8:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton50 min
Sep 9, 8:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh3 hr
Sep 9, 8:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery and 1 more39 min
Sep 9, 9:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIChester, Montgomery3 hr

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Every special marine warning in 2008

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