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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2011Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2011, 3:07 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 53 min. 5 reports 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, 3:07 PM EDT (19:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 3:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWhiting, NJNUMEROUS TREES AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED IN WHITING SECTION OF MANCHESTER TWP
Jun 22, 3:42 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Whiting, NJGOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED IN WHITING SECTION OF MANCHESTER TWP
Jun 22, 3:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWhiting, NJABOUT 10 TREES DOWN IN CRESTWOOD VILLAGE. TWO TREES DOWN ON HOUSES. LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
Jun 22, 3:50 PM EDTHAIL 1Whiting, NJQUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WHITING
Jun 22, 4:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWhiting, NJTREES DOWN ON HOUSES... WITH ONE PERSON REPORTED TRAPPED

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

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2011-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 356 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2011-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
356 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
887 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 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.

877 
WUUS51 KPHI 221907
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-222000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0116.110622T1907Z-110622T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 303 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
  BATSTO...OR 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINELAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WADING RIVER AROUND 315 PM EDT...
  PENN STATE FOREST AROUND 335 PM EDT...
  CHATSWORTH AROUND 340 PM EDT...
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARREN GROVE AROUND 350 PM EDT...
  OLD HALFWAY AROUND 355 PM EDT...
  BAMBER LAKE...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOKVILLE...8 MILES SOUTH OF
  CEDAR GLEN LAKES AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF WHITING AROUND 400 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO 
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS 
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES GREATEST KILLERS. 
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE 
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3975 7409 3974 7412 3975 7414 3973 7415
      3959 7458 3963 7467 3969 7468 3974 7475
      4005 7434 3981 7414 3975 7418 3974 7415
      3977 7415 3977 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 231DEG 16KT 3969 7463

$$

MPD
1 follow-up statement
975 
WWUS51 KPHI 221934
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
334 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NJC005-029-222000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-110622T2000Z/
OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
334 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON AND OCEAN COUNTIES...

AT 333 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR OLD HALFWAY...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  OLD HALFWAY BY 340 PM EDT...
  BROOKVILLE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCEAN ACRES BY 345 PM EDT...
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CEDAR GLEN LAKES BY 355 PM EDT...
  BAMBER LAKE...PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD...HOLIDAY HEIGHTS AND HOLIDAY
  CITY BY 400 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 3975 7409 3974 7412 3975 7414 3973 7415
      3966 7436 3972 7454 3976 7460 3983 7463
      4005 7434 3981 7414 3975 7418 3974 7415
      3977 7415 3977 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 231DEG 17KT 3981 7443

$$

MPD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 3:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Jun 22, 8:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex36 min
Jun 22, 9:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex44 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer61 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean61 min
Jun 22, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex66 min
Jun 22, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem58 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren53 min
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset66 min
Jun 22, 4:53 PM EDTTornado WarningPHISussex, Warren37 min
Jun 22, 5:11 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren34 min
Jun 22, 5:31 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean29 min
Jun 22, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Somerset48 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.