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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 28, 20115 counties in New Jersey; Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2011, 11:11 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 64 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: Apr 28, 2011, 11:11 AM EDT (15:11 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:12 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 28, 11:30 AM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Chester, NJ	FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED IN CHESTER.
Apr 28, 12:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Denville, NJ	A TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO POWER LINES IN DENVILLE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 9:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 211 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

885 
WUUS51 KPHI 281511
SVRPHI
NJC019-027-035-037-041-PAC095-281615-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0033.110428T1511Z-110428T1615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1111 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORRISTOWN...
  NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT

* AT 1107 AM 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
  PLEASANT VALLEY...OR 11 MILES EAST OF EASTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 65 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CALIFON...GREAT MEADOWS AND GREAT MEADOWS-VIENNA AROUND 1115 AM
  EDT...
  HACKETTSTOWN...LONG VALLEY AND CHESTER AROUND 1120 AM EDT...
  BUDD LAKE...NETCONG...SUCCASUNNA AND STANHOPE AROUND 1125 AM 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND
AND NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4119 7437 4109 7449 4104 7449 4105 7444
      4102 7442 4101 7432 4097 7427 4089 7427
      4089 7433 4086 7431 4081 7434 4075 7450
      4062 7502 4077 7514 4123 7444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 238DEG 55KT 4075 7496

$$

HEAVENER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 6:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Gloucester, Salem	63 min
Apr 28, 6:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Warren	34 min
Apr 28, 7:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and 1 more	55 min
Apr 28, 9:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth	60 min
Apr 28, 9:02 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		26 min
Apr 28, 10:10 AM EDT	Gale Warning	PHI		5 hr
Apr 28, 10:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren	50 min
Apr 28, 10:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren	3 hr
Apr 28, 10:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Warren	63 min
Apr 28, 10:58 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Warren	32 min
Apr 28, 11:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset	4 hr
Apr 28, 11:22 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren	23 min
Apr 28, 11:45 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Morris	30 min
Apr 28, 12:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		43 min
Apr 28, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden, Gloucester, Salem	61 min
Apr 28, 12:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cumberland	56 min
Apr 28, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset	52 min
Apr 28, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Gloucester, Salem	63 min
Apr 28, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Cape May	62 min
Apr 28, 1:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	103 min
Apr 28, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		91 min
Apr 28, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	41 min
Apr 28, 2:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	94 min
Apr 28, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	41 min
Apr 28, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		63 min
Apr 28, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth	65 min
Apr 28, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cape May	56 min
Apr 28, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		57 min
Apr 28, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cape May	53 min
Apr 28, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		53 min
Apr 28, 4:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton	66 min
Apr 28, 4:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	54 min
Apr 28, 5:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	59 min
Apr 28, 5:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon	56 min
Apr 28, 5:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	3 hr
Apr 28, 6:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	57 min
Apr 28, 6:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery	52 min
Apr 28, 7:06 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	6 hr
Apr 28, 8:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks	58 min
Apr 28, 8:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Lehigh	65 min
Apr 28, 8:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks, Lehigh	4 hr
Apr 28, 9:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	49 min
Apr 28, 9:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	57 min
Apr 28, 10:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery	60 min
Apr 28, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery, Philadelphia	57 min
Apr 28, 12:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery	31 min
Apr 28, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.