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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 1, 2011Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2011, 5:12 PM EDT for Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 78 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
Aug 1, 2011, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
78 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 1, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGChestertown, MDTREES REPORTED DOWN IN CHESTERTOWN AND FAIRLEA.
Aug 1, 5:40 PM EDTHAIL 1Chestertown, MDQUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CHESTERTOWN AND LYNCH.

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 2011-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 307 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 2011-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -192 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-150 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1512 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.5

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The text

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

327 
WUUS51 KPHI 012112
SVRPHI
MDC015-029-035-012230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0225.110801T2112Z-110801T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
512 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 509 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
  NEWTOWN...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF CENTERVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEWTOWN AROUND 520 PM EDT...
  CHESTERTOWN AROUND 540 PM EDT...
  LANGFORD AROUND 545 PM EDT...
  OLD TOWN AROUND 555 PM EDT...
  CHURCH HILL AROUND 600 PM EDT...
  STARKEY CORNER AROUND 605 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 3903 7633 3905 7629 3899 7624 3900 7618
      3903 7625 3910 7624 3916 7628 3934 7618
      3938 7611 3938 7606 3944 7600 3949 7601
      3940 7577 3915 7576 3892 7621 3894 7624
      3890 7625 3892 7627 3893 7628 3884 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 344DEG 16KT 3933 7615

$$

TFG
1 follow-up statement
591 
WWUS51 KPHI 012143
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
543 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

MDC015-012153-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-110801T2230Z/
CECIL MD-
543 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN KENT COUNTY.

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 3932 7619 3938 7611 3934 7598 3935 7590
      3930 7584 3916 7576 3892 7621 3895 7624
      3899 7624 3898 7621 3900 7618 3903 7625
      3910 7624 3916 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 326DEG 13KT 3924 7607

$$

MDC029-035-012230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-110801T2230Z/
KENT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
543 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR QUEEN ANNE'S AND KENT COUNTIES...

AT 539 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 CHESTERTOWN...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF CENTERVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHESTERTOWN AND MORGNEC BY 550 PM EDT...
  KINGSTOWN BY 555 PM EDT...
  OLD TOWN BY 600 PM EDT...
  CHURCH HILL AND STARKEY CORNER BY 615 PM EDT...
  CARVILLE AND BARCLAY BY 630 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 3932 7619 3938 7611 3934 7598 3935 7590
      3930 7584 3916 7576 3892 7621 3895 7624
      3899 7624 3898 7621 3900 7618 3903 7625
      3910 7624 3916 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 326DEG 13KT 3924 7607

$$

TFG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil53 min
Aug 1, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil48 min
Aug 1, 6:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Queen Anne's2 hr
Aug 1, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot18 min
Aug 1, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's119 min
Aug 1, 7:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's38 min

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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.