Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report 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 5, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2012, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 10:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mansfield, NJ | TREES 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1710 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
730
WUUS51 KPHI 060200
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-015-025-029-060300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0173.120806T0200Z-120806T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1000 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TOMS RIVER...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 957 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LUMBERTON TO MARLTON LAKES TO
VICTORY LAKES...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF
CAMDEN TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMDEN TO 14 MILES NORTH OF
VINELAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
JACKSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...TABERNACLE AND PEMBERTON AROUND 1005 PM
EDT...
WRIGHTSTOWN...JOBSTOWN...GEORGETOWN AND ELWOOD-MAGNOLIA AROUND 1010
PM EDT...
PRESIDENTIAL LAKES AND BROWNS MILLS AROUND 1015 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.
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 3990 7407 3981 7407 3963 7417 3954 7503
3956 7504 3981 7490 4006 7491 4020 7400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 259DEG 37KT 3999 7479 3983 7478
3967 7488
$$
HEAVENER1 follow-up statement
241
WWUS51 KPHI 060235
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1035 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
NJC007-015-060244-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
1035 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE EAST.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3989 7408 3980 7407 3963 7417 3957 7478
3972 7476 3973 7474 3974 7475 3984 7474
4010 7467 4020 7400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 259DEG 37KT 4004 7451 3988 7450
3972 7460
$$
NJC001-005-025-029-060300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0173.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
BURLINGTON NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-OCEAN NJ-
1035 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR OCEAN...NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC...SOUTHERN MONMOUTH AND EASTERN
BURLINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 1031 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MCGUIRE AFB TO PRESIDENTIAL
LAKES TO WHARTON STATE FOREST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WOODRUFF...WADING RIVER...OLD HALFWAY AND CEDAR GLEN LAKES BY 1040
PM EDT...
CASSVILLE...WHITING...PENN STATE FOREST AND CRESTWOOD VILLAGE BY
1045 PM EDT...
JACKSON AND BASS RIVER STATE FOREST BY 1050 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 3989 7408 3980 7407 3963 7417 3957 7478
3972 7476 3973 7474 3974 7475 3984 7474
4010 7467 4020 7400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 259DEG 37KT 4004 7451 3988 7450
3972 7460
$$
IOVINOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Aug 5, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 43 min |
| Aug 5, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| Aug 5, 11:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Salem | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 60 min |
| Aug 6, 12:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Ocean | 59 min |
| Aug 6, 1:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Aug 6, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 3:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 58 min |
| Aug 6, 5:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean | 113 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.