Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jul 23, 2012, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)

Expired

Jul 23, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

69 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, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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288 
WUUS51 KPHI 232251
SVRPHI
NJC019-027-035-037-041-PAC089-095-240000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0118.120723T2251Z-120724T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
651 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT POCONO...
  WESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
  NORTH OF FLATBROOKVILLE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF                 
  MONTAGUE...AND   MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS  
  LOCATED NEAR BRODHEADSVILLE AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HAINESVILLE...CRANDON LAKES AND 8 MILES NORTH OF FIVE POINTS AROUND
  655 PM EDT...
  BRANCHVILLE AROUND 700 PM EDT...
  SUSSEX AROUND 710 PM EDT...
  HAMBURG...FRANKLIN AND 8 MILES NORTH OF OGDENSBURG AROUND 715 PM
  EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR
WITH THESE STORMS AND CAUSE LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

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
MONDAY EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4116 7442 4109 7450 4104 7450 4105 7445
      4102 7443 4062 7471 4083 7540 4084 7549
      4091 7554 4125 7526 4126 7513 4115 7514
      4115 7508 4109 7503 4116 7491 4129 7484
      4131 7481
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 274DEG 35KT 4120 7493

$$

NIERENBERG

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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.