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Special Marine Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 6, 2009

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Apr 6, 2009, 11:29 AM EDT. It was in force for 61 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: Apr 6, 2009, 11:29 AM EDT (15:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2009, 12:30 PM EDT
In force: 61 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 Apr 6, 10:32 AM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 10:32 AM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 10:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 6, 9:04 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
904 AM EDT MON APR 06 2009

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

0655 AM     HAIL             N KULPSVILLE            40.24N 75.34W
04/06/2009  E0.25 INCH       MONTGOMERY         PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BRIEF PEA SIZE HAIL.

0705 AM     HAIL             2 NE SOUTH VINELAND     39.46N 75.00W
04/06/2009  E0.25 INCH       CUMBERLAND         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED

0715 AM     HAIL             OCEAN CITY              39.27N 74.60W
04/06/2009  E0.25 INCH       CAPE MAY           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MILE MARKER 21 ON GARDEN STATE
            PKWY.

0718 AM     HAIL             3 WSW WOODLAND BEACH    39.32N 75.52W
04/06/2009  E0.25 INCH       KENT               DE   ASOS

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN AREAS SURROUNDING DOVER AFB.

0730 AM     HAIL             VINELAND                39.46N 75.00W
04/06/2009  E0.88 INCH       CUMBERLAND         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

&&

HEAVENER

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:18 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
918 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

NJZ013-014-020-026-061445-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
918 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES...

AT 910 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES MOVING
NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR.

ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH
COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING, AND SMALL HAIL.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
SHARP REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DURING HEAVY RAINFALL.

SZATKOWSKI

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 9:39 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 6, 10:51 AM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 6, 10:54 AM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 11:28 AM EDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 6, 6:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	61 min
Apr 6, 7:15 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		60 min
Apr 6, 7:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland	53 min
Apr 6, 8:36 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		84 min
Apr 6, 10:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	48 min
Apr 6, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		85 min
Apr 6, 7:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Sussex	50 min
Apr 6, 10:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Sussex	39 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in New Jersey, 2009 Every special marine warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.