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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 14, 2010Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2010, 3:52 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 53 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, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2010, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at May 14, 11:11 AM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 11:11 AM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 3:49 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
349 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012>027-PAZ054-060>062-
067>071-152000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
349 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 174 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ001-PAZ055-152000-
SUSSEX-MONROE-
349 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ430-431-450>455-152000-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
349 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 174 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 3:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
352 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

PAZ054-055-062-142045-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-
352 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARBON...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON
COUNTIES...

AT 347 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILKES-BARRE...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WEATHERLY...BEAVER MEADOWS
AROUND 400 PM...CHRISTMANS...ALBRIGHTSVILLE AROUND 415 PM...
MECKESVILLE...JONAS AROUND 430 PM...ARLINGTON HEIGHTS AND REEDERS
AROUND 445 PM.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 4110 7505 4109 7503 4102 7504 4099 7514
      4096 7514 4086 7506 4086 7596 4090 7600
      4092 7599 4101 7575 4107 7578 4112 7575

HAYES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	57 min
May 14, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris, Warren	53 min
May 14, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren	67 min
May 14, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	66 min
May 14, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	64 min
May 14, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer	65 min
May 14, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean	62 min
May 14, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean	56 min
May 14, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		56 min
May 14, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	56 min
May 14, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cumberland, Salem	63 min
May 14, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		87 min
May 14, 7:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	57 min
May 14, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon, Northampton	64 min
May 14, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks	63 min
May 14, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton	56 min
May 14, 5:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Berks, Lehigh	37 min
May 14, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Chester, Montgomery	56 min
May 14, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester, Delaware	55 min
May 14, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cecil	60 min
May 14, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Cecil, Kent	67 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Pennsylvania, 2010 Every special weather statement 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.