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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 230, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 11, 2009Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 11, 2009, 6:49 AM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2009, 6:49 AM EDT (10:49 UTC)
Expired
Sep 11, 2009, 8:15 AM EDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 11, 4:12 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2009-09-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2009-09-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
187 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 111049
SVRPHI
NJC001-009-011-111215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0230.090911T1049Z-090911T1215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
649 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY...
  NORTHERN CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VINELAND...MILLVILLE...

* UNTIL 815 AM EDT

* AT 644 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DEPICTED A 
COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS 
HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. ALL ARE CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY FOR DELAWARE 
AND NEW JERSEY.

IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY 
IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3935 7441 3930 7455 3928 7455 3920 7464
      3912 7470 3910 7470 3907 7474 3914 7490
      3916 7492 3918 7500 3931 7531 3952 7500
      3951 7498 3969 7474 3966 7468 3962 7466
      3960 7460 3942 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 101DEG 17KT 3931 7474

$$

KRUZDLO
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS51 KPHI 111210
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
810 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009

NJC001-009-011-111218-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0230.000000T0000Z-090911T1215Z/
CUMBERLAND NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
810 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ATLANTIC...NORTHERN CAPE MAY
AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 AM EDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY FOR DELAWARE
AND NEW JERSEY.

LAT...LON 3935 7441 3930 7455 3928 7455 3920 7464
      3912 7470 3910 7470 3907 7474 3914 7490
      3916 7492 3918 7500 3931 7531 3952 7500
      3951 7498 3969 7474 3966 7468 3962 7466
      3960 7460 3942 7432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1208Z 101DEG 17KT 3938 7524

$$

KRUZDLO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 2:20 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Sep 11, 2:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May72 min
Sep 11, 3:06 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICape May4 hr
Sep 11, 3:07 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more12 hr
Sep 11, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Sep 11, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Sep 11, 3:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland65 min
Sep 11, 4:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland65 min
Sep 11, 5:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min
Sep 11, 5:17 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Sep 11, 5:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland69 min
Sep 11, 5:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland53 min
Sep 11, 6:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland2 hr
Sep 11, 6:39 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI96 min
Sep 11, 6:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICape May3 hr
Sep 11, 8:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland117 min
Sep 11, 8:31 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem119 min
Sep 11, 8:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth39 min
Sep 11, 8:58 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean35 hr
Sep 11, 9:02 AM EDTWind AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.