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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 3, 2011Bucks County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2011, 4:19 PM EDT for Bucks County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Hunterdon County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 56 min. 3 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
Jul 3, 2011, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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
Jul 3, 4:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGForks Twp, PATREE INTO STRUCTURE
Jul 3, 4:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLower Mount Bethel Twp, PAPOLES WIRES DOWN
Jul 3, 4:38 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWilliams Twp, PATREE ACROOS ROAD

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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 2011-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 291 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 2011-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
875 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 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.

631 
WUUS51 KPHI 032019
SVRPHI
NJC019-041-PAC017-095-032115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0132.110703T2019Z-110703T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
419 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EASTON...
  NORTHERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  NORTH CENTRAL BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 419 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
  ROXBURG...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF EASTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HARMONY AND ROXBURG AROUND 425 PM EDT...
  BRASS CASTLE AROUND 435 PM EDT...
  PLEASANT VALLEY AND ALPHA AROUND 440 PM EDT...
  BLOOMSBURY AND HAMPTON AROUND 450 PM EDT...
  GLEN GARDNER AROUND 455 PM EDT...
  CLINTON AND ANNANDALE AROUND 510 PM 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 4061 7473 4045 7509 4078 7540 4092 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 323DEG 17KT 4078 7515

$$

IOVINO
1 follow-up statement
127 
WWUS51 KPHI 032044
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
444 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

NJC019-041-PAC017-095-032115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-110703T2115Z/
WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-BUCKS PA-
444 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BUCKS...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON...NORTHERN
HUNTERDON AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 443 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 BLOOMSBURY...OR 8 MILES EAST OF EASTON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HAMPTON BY 450 PM EDT...
  GLEN GARDNER BY 455 PM EDT...
  HIGH BRIDGE AND MILFORD BY 500 PM EDT...
  CLINTON AND ANNANDALE BY 505 PM EDT...
  FRENCHTOWN AND LEBANON BY 510 PM EDT...
  ERWINNA BY 515 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE 
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE 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 4082 7500 4061 7473 4045 7509 4068 7531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 323DEG 17KT 4069 7506

$$

IOVINO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 9:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Monroe86 min
Jul 3, 9:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton82 min
Jul 3, 11:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe52 min
Jul 3, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe49 min
Jul 3, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton68 min
Jul 3, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe5 hr
Jul 3, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe, Northampton72 min
Jul 3, 3:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHINorthampton4 hr
Jul 3, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Northampton56 min
Jul 3, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery62 min
Jul 3, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Monroe59 min
Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon58 min
Jul 3, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex58 min
Jul 3, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth65 min
Jul 3, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth56 min
Jul 3, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 3, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean63 min
Jul 3, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean66 min
Jul 3, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI94 min
Jul 3, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic55 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.