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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 26, 2011Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 9:44 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 61 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
May 26, 2011, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2011, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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
May 26, 9:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGIndependence Twp, NJTREES DOWN.
May 26, 9:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAllamuchy, NJTREES DOWN.

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 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 2011-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1038 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 2011-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 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
1038 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

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

875 
WUUS51 KPHI 270144
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-PAC089-095-270245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0072.110527T0144Z-110527T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
944 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON...
  NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 938 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING 
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EAST 
BANGOR... OR 14 MILES NORTH OF EASTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 
MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DELAWARE WATER GAP AND COLUMBIA AROUND 950 PM EDT...
  BLAIRSTOWN AND ECHO LAKE AROUND 1000 PM EDT...
  FLATBROOKVILLE AROUND 1005 PM EDT...
  FIVE POINTS AROUND 1010 PM EDT...
  CRANDON LAKES AROUND 1015 PM EDT...
  BRANCHVILLE AND HAINESVILLE AROUND 1025 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 4119 7437 4091 7478 4077 7493 4078 7521
      4093 7531 4111 7505 4109 7503 4111 7495
      4120 7488 4123 7487 4135 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 231DEG 35KT 4093 7517

$$

RPW
1 follow-up statement
300 
WWUS51 KPHI 270212
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1012 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

NJC041-PAC089-095-270217-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-110527T0245Z/
WARREN NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-MONROE PA-
1012 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE...
NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

LAT...LON 4119 7437 4092 7477 4110 7497 4111 7496
      4111 7495 4120 7488 4123 7487 4135 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 231DEG 35KT 4108 7493

$$

NJC037-270245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-110527T0245Z/
SUSSEX NJ-
1012 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR SUSSEX COUNTY...

AT 1003 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORMS WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CRANDON LAKES BY 1015 PM EDT...
  BRANCHVILLE BY 1020 PM EDT...
  BRANCHVILLE AND HAINESVILLE BY 1025 PM EDT...
  SUSSEX BY 1035 PM EDT...
  HIGH POINT BY 1040 PM EDT...
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VERNON VALLEY BY 1045 PM EDT...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO AFFECT OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY. 

LAT...LON 4119 7437 4092 7477 4110 7497 4111 7496
      4111 7495 4120 7488 4123 7487 4135 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 231DEG 35KT 4108 7493

$$

RPW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon53 min
May 26, 10:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris26 min
May 26, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks48 min
May 26, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton59 min
May 26, 8:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2011Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.