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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2011Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2011, 1:05 AM EDT for Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2011, 1:05 AM EDT (05:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 1:56 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Preston, MDNUMEROUS TREES DOWN... OUTSIDE OF PRESTON.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2011-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3316 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 2011-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3316 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
856 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.6

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The text

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

284 
WUUS51 KPHI 220505
SVRPHI
MDC011-035-041-220600-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0114.110622T0505Z-110622T0600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
105 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EASTON...
  SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT

* AT 102 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TALBOT TO TRAPPE...OR ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES WEST OF EASTON TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF
  EASTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ST. MICHAELS AROUND 115 AM EDT...
  TRAPPE AROUND 125 AM EDT...
  COPPERVILLE AND HAMBLETON AROUND 130 AM EDT...
  EASTON AROUND 145 AM EDT...
  WINDYHILL AROUND 150 AM EDT...
  CHOPTANK AROUND 155 AM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 7625 3871 7626 3877 7635 3885 7629
      3888 7632 3884 7638 3891 7637 3893 7629
      3888 7632 3885 7628 3887 7625 3882 7621
      3889 7621 3893 7627 3891 7622 3894 7622
      3902 7574 3866 7572 3869 7590 3856 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 273DEG 11KT 3882 7627 3863 7610

$$

HAYES
3 follow-up statements
350 
WWUS51 KPHI 220524
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
124 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

MDC011-035-041-220600-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-110622T0600Z/
CAROLINE MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
124 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT
FOR TALBOT...SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND CAROLINE COUNTIES...

AT 119 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. MICHAELS TO TRAPPE...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF EASTON TO 10 MILES SOUTH
OF EASTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  COPPERVILLE AND HAMBLETON BY 130 AM EDT...
  EASTON BY 145 AM EDT...
  WINDYHILL BY 150 AM EDT...
  9 MILES SOUTH OF WYE MILLS BY 155 AM EDT...
  TANYARD...PRESTON...MATTHEWS AND CHOPTANK BY 200 AM EDT...

LAT...LON 3873 7625 3871 7626 3877 7635 3885 7629
      3888 7632 3884 7638 3891 7637 3893 7629
      3888 7632 3885 7628 3887 7625 3882 7621
      3889 7621 3893 7627 3891 7622 3894 7622
      3902 7574 3866 7572 3869 7590 3856 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 273DEG 11KT 3882 7620 3863 7603

$$

HAYES
879 
WWUS51 KPHI 220550
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
150 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

MDC011-035-041-220600-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-110622T0600Z/
CAROLINE MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
150 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND
SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...

AT 149 AM EDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EASTON TO
CHOPTANK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EASTON TO 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF EASTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CHOPTANK BY 155 AM EDT...
  TANYARD...PRESTON...MATTHEWS AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARMONY BY
  200 AM EDT...

LAT...LON 3870 7590 3857 7605 3880 7615 3892 7574
      3871 7572 3867 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 273DEG 11KT 3882 7610 3863 7593

$$

HAYES
295 
WWUS51 KPHI 220600
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
200 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

MDC011-035-041-220610-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-110622T0600Z/
CAROLINE MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
200 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT...EXTREME
SOUTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...

LAT...LON 3870 7590 3857 7605 3880 7615 3892 7574
      3871 7572 3867 7572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 273DEG 11KT 3882 7610 3863 7593

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's63 min
Jun 22, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline65 min
Jun 22, 12:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil65 min
Jun 22, 1:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil61 min
Jun 22, 1:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Talbot105 min
Jun 22, 2:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline58 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.