Alert archive / New Jersey / Special Weather Statements in 2010

Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 14, 2010Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2010, 5:26 AM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 64 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: Jul 14, 2010, 5:26 AM EDT (09:26 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2010, 6:30 AM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 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: 1359 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

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 Jul 14, 5:00 AM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 5:00 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 4:05 AM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
323 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

DEZ001-002-MDZ015-NJZ016-017-021>023-140830-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT DE-
NEW CASTLE DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-
323 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...
CUMBERLAND...GLOUCESTER...KENT...NEW CASTLE...QUEEN ANNE'S AND SALEM
COUNTIES...

AT 317 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR DOVER BASE HOUSING...LITTLE
CREEK AROUND 330 AM...GREENWICH AROUND 345 AM...NEWPORT...LAUREL LAKE
AROUND 400 AM...CUMBERLAND AND SOUTH VINELAND AROUND 415 AM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3893 7547 3923 7577 3938 7551 3927 7541
      3930 7533 3934 7534 3933 7537 3941 7546
      3961 7511 3931 7476 3918 7501 3920 7507
      3917 7514 3920 7519 3923 7518 3929 7527
      3930 7533 3927 7540 3909 7540 3901 7532

HAYES

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
349 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

NJZ007>010-140845-
HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-SOMERSET NJ-WARREN NJ-
349 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HUNTERDON...MORRIS...SOMERSET
AND WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 346 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF MORRISTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR MENDHAM...SUCCASUNNA AROUND 400
AM...MORRIS PLAINS...VICTORY GARDENS AROUND 415 AM...MOUNTAIN
LAKES...BOONTON AROUND 430 AM...LINCOLN PARK AND PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP
AROUND 445 AM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 4089 7433 4087 7433 4086 7431 4078 7436
      4067 7472 4083 7483 4103 7442 4101 7439
      4101 7432 4097 7427 4092 7428 4089 7427

HAYES

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:52 AM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
352 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

PAZ054-055-060>062-140845-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-
352 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

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

AT 346 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTH OF LEHIGHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR NEW TRIPOLI...JORDAN VALLEY
AROUND 400 AM...EMERALD...SLATINGTON AROUND 415 AM...BOWMANSTOWN...
PARRYVILLE AROUND 430 AM...BELTZVILLE STATE PARK AND PENN FOREST
RESERVOIR AROUND 445 AM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 4093 7534 4055 7573 4065 7593 4068 7591
      4074 7578 4078 7584 4107 7564

HAYES

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:10 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:51 AM EDT, 35 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:26 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	71 min
Jul 13, 11:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cumberland, Salem	62 min
Jul 13, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cape May	53 min
Jul 13, 11:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	62 min
Jul 14, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May	67 min
Jul 14, 2:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	3 hr
Jul 14, 3:21 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		39 min
Jul 14, 3:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Warren	3 hr
Jul 14, 3:37 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	PHI		16 hr
Jul 14, 3:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	3 hr
Jul 14, 3:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	56 min
Jul 14, 3:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Mercer	3 hr
Jul 14, 4:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		67 min
Jul 14, 4:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	65 min
Jul 14, 4:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Ocean	54 min
Jul 14, 6:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Sussex, Warren	4 hr
Jul 14, 10:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 4 more	9 hr
Jul 14, 10:26 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Morris, Somerset	3 hr
Jul 14, 10:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren	4 hr
Jul 14, 12:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	3 hr
Jul 14, 1:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	115 min
Jul 14, 2:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem	109 min
Jul 14, 2:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 14, 3:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean	63 min
Jul 14, 4:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem	79 min
Jul 14, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	62 min
Jul 14, 1:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks	3 hr
Jul 14, 1:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Chester	61 min
Jul 14, 2:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Chester	3 hr
Jul 14, 2:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Delaware	3 hr
Jul 14, 3:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon	53 min
Jul 14, 3:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Bucks, Montgomery	3 hr
Jul 14, 10:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks	3 hr
Jul 14, 11:11 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Berks	3 hr
Jul 14, 12:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Chester, Delaware	3 hr
Jul 13, 9:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	64 min
Jul 13, 9:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	64 min
Jul 13, 9:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cecil	68 min
Jul 14, 1:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Talbot	83 min
Jul 14, 2:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's	62 min
Jul 13, 10:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Kent, Sussex	63 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New Jersey, 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.