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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 213, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 29, 2011Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2011, 8:34 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2011, 8:34 PM EDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT
In force
44 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 00:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 29, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 00:00Z on 2011-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 863 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 00:00Z on 2011-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 206 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
863 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
354 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
7.3

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The text

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

238 
WUUS51 KPHI 300034
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-300130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0213.110730T0034Z-110730T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
834 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 832 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODRUFF...OR 14 MILES WEST
  OF TOMS RIVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKEHURST AND 6 MILES NORTH OF BAMBER LAKE AROUND 840 PM EDT...
  PLEASANT PLAINS AROUND 845 PM EDT...
  TOMS RIVER AND BEACHWOOD AROUND 850 PM EDT...
  SEASIDE HEIGHTS AROUND 855 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3996 7404 3994 7405 3992 7405 3992 7406
      3980 7407 3980 7408 3968 7412 3960 7419
      3993 7461 4015 7443 4005 7402 4003 7404
      4000 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 292DEG 45KT 4001 7440

$$

ROBERTSON
2 follow-up statements
167 
WWUS51 KPHI 300059
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
859 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

NJC005-029-300130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0213.000000T0000Z-110730T0130Z/
OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
859 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON AND OCEAN COUNTIES...

AT 858 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEASIDE PARK...OR 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3996 7404 3994 7405 3992 7405 3992 7406
      3980 7407 3980 7408 3968 7412 3960 7419
      3982 7447 4012 7433 4005 7402 4003 7404
      4000 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 292DEG 45KT 3988 7403

$$

HAYES
149 
WWUS51 KPHI 300118
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
918 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

NJC005-029-300128-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0213.000000T0000Z-110730T0130Z/
OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
918 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
BURLINGTON AND OCEAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE AND 
WEAKENED.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

LAT...LON 3996 7404 3994 7405 3992 7405 3992 7406
      3980 7407 3980 7408 3968 7412 3960 7419
      3982 7447 4012 7433 4005 7402 4003 7404
      4000 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 292DEG 45KT 3978 7375

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Mercer, Ocean59 min
Jul 29, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jul 29, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean18 min
Jul 29, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic63 min
Jul 29, 9:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean62 min
Jul 29, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 29, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI56 min
Jul 29, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI59 min
Jul 30, 4:15 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Ocean7 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.