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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 14, 2010New Castle County, Delaware; Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2010, 9:57 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware; Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 48 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
May 14, 2010, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2010, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties New Castle County, DE, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 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
May 14, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2010-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2598 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2010-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2598 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1130 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
7.2

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The text

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

796 
WUUS51 KPHI 150157
SVRPHI
DEC003-NJC033-150245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0035.100515T0157Z-100515T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
957 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...
  NORTH CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 953 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
  NORTH STAR...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 30
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ELSMERE...NEWPORT AND WILMINGTON MANOR AROUND 1005 PM EDT...
  WILMINGTON AND TALLEYVILLE AROUND 1010 PM EDT...
  PENNS GROVE...CARNEYS POINT AND ARDEN AROUND 1015 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY
AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 7574 3982 7570 3984 7551 3980 7542
      3978 7542 3977 7540 3972 7537 3968 7532
      3967 7525 3967 7552 3969 7552 3967 7555
      3967 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 273DEG 28KT 3975 7567

$$

HAYES
1 follow-up statement
587 
WWUS51 KPHI 150242
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1042 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

DEC003-NJC033-150253-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-100515T0245Z/
SALEM NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
1042 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN NEW CASTLE AND NORTH
CENTRAL SALEM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 3979 7574 3982 7570 3984 7551 3980 7542
      3978 7542 3977 7540 3972 7537 3968 7532
      3967 7525 3967 7552 3969 7552 3967 7555
      3967 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 273DEG 28KT 3973 7521

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 8:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent56 min
May 14, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex56 min
May 14, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle55 min
May 14, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle54 min
May 14, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex60 min
May 14, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean46 min
May 14, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem61 min
May 14, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
May 14, 8:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean40 min
May 14, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington61 min
May 14, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth58 min
May 14, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic59 min
May 14, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May54 min
May 14, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland30 min
May 14, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI86 min
May 14, 10:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May37 min
May 14, 10:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic56 min
May 14, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic35 min
May 14, 10:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester55 min
May 14, 10:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester49 min
May 14, 10:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic61 min
May 14, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2010Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

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.