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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 19, 2011Atlantic County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2011, 6:20 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was in force for 55 min. 2 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 19, 2011, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 19, 6:21 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGPitman, NJNUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN THROUGHOUT GLOUCESTER COUNTY.
Jul 19, 6:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGGloucester Twp, NJA FEW TREES KNOCKE DOWN.

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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2011-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1090 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2011-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
1090 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1062 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.6

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The text

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

417 
WUUS51 KPHI 192220
SVRPHI
NJC001-007-015-192315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0180.110719T2220Z-110719T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
620 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SICKLERVILLE...OR
  16 MILES SOUTH OF CAMDEN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SICKLERVILLE AROUND 625 PM EDT...
  WILLIAMSTOWN AND CLAYTON AROUND 635 PM EDT...
  MONROE TOWNSHIP AROUND 640 PM EDT...
  FRANKLINVILLE AROUND 650 PM EDT...
  VICTORY LAKES AROUND 700 PM EDT...
  NEWFIELD...MALAGA AND BUENA AROUND 715 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.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3936 7475 3950 7498 3966 7520 3966 7524
      3975 7538 3987 7512 3972 7475 3966 7468
      3962 7466 3961 7461 3958 7457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 339DEG 8KT 3971 7502

$$

JJM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 6:02 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem13 hr
Jul 19, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May, Cumberland92 min
Jul 19, 2:29 PM EDTExcessive Heat WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more5 days
Jul 19, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jul 19, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more80 min
Jul 19, 5:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May3 hr
Jul 19, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cumberland, Salem53 min
Jul 19, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester90 min
Jul 19, 6:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem3 hr
Jul 19, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem52 min
Jul 19, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland, Salem3 hr

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.