Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2011, 3:59 PM EDT for Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 61 min. 4 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, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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, 4:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWhiting, NJTREES DOWN ON HOUSES... WITH ONE PERSON REPORTED TRAPPED
Jun 22, 4:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Lakehurst, NJ*** 1 FATAL *** DOWNED TREE ON A CAR ALONG RIDGEWAY ROAD WITH A CONFIRMED FATALITY
Jun 22, 4:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNew Lisbon, NJTREES LIMBS DOWN
Jun 22, 4:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWhiting, NJDOWNED TREE ON A CAR... 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 367 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

324 
WUUS51 KPHI 221959
SVRPHI
NJC005-025-029-222100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0117.110622T1959Z-110622T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SANDY HOOK...
  NORTHERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TOMS RIVER...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 356 PM 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 ADELPHIA TO CHATSWORTH...OR
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTH OF TOMS RIVER TO 24
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EAST FREEHOLD AND CHATSWORTH AROUND 405 PM EDT...
  MARLBORO AROUND 410 PM EDT...
  WARREN GROVE...JACKSON...FREEWOOD ACRES AND CEDAR GLEN LAKES AROUND
  415 PM EDT...
  HOLMDEL...WHITING AND OLD HALFWAY AROUND 420 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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 3971 7411 3971 7412 3972 7415 3975 7412
      3977 7415 3977 7412 3980 7413 3982 7410
      3991 7409 3978 7417 3972 7416 3979 7483
      4024 7436 4045 7422 4046 7412 4041 7400
      4047 7402 4047 7399 4041 7396 4032 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 232DEG 20KT 4022 7426 3981 7456

$$

MPD
1 follow-up statement
379 
WWUS51 KPHI 222044
SVSPHI

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

NJC005-025-029-222100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-110622T2100Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
444 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL BURLINGTON...NORTHERN OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SEVERAL 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 NEAR SANDY HOOK TO 15 
MILES WEST OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS 
ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OCEAN 
COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY 
FROM WINDOWS!

A SEPERATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FAR 
NORTHERN OCEAN COUNTY AND MONMOUTH COUNTY FOR A SEVERE STORM 
ARRIVING FROM THE WEST.

&&

LAT...LON 4033 7397 3991 7409 3990 7471 4024 7436
      4045 7422 4046 7412 4041 7400 4047 7402
      4047 7399 4041 7396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 232DEG 20KT 4036 7402 4002 7443

$$

GORSE

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, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean53 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer61 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.