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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 10, 20124 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2012, 6:01 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 44 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
Jun 10, 2012, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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
Jun 10, 6:05 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Mendham, NJ
Jun 10, 6:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Se Bernardsville, NJTREES AND WIRES 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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 12:00Z on 2012-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 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 12:00Z on 2012-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
863 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 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.

967 
WUUS51 KPHI 102201
SVRPHI
NJC019-023-027-035-102245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0031.120610T2201Z-120610T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
601 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE...
  NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MENDHAM...OR NEAR
  MORRISTOWN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE AROUND 610 PM EDT...
  BASKING RIDGE...FAR HILLS AND MILLINGTON AROUND 615 PM EDT...
  MARTINSVILLE AND BRIDGEWATER AROUND 630 PM EDT...
  SOMERVILLE...BOUND BROOK AND MIDDLESEX AROUND 635 PM EDT...
  MANVILLE AROUND 640 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO 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.

HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4050 7485 4081 7471 4077 7444 4068 7444
      4067 7445 4066 7444 4046 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 004DEG 22KT 4079 7457

$$

MPD
1 follow-up statement
947 
WWUS51 KPHI 102240
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
640 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

NJC019-027-102248-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T2245Z/
HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-
640 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MORRIS AND
NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 4050 7474 4070 7465 4069 7453 4065 7452
      4066 7450 4067 7446 4066 7444 4046 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 004DEG 22KT 4056 7459

$$

NJC023-035-102245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T2245Z/
SOMERSET NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
640 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX AND CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTIES...

AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF UP
TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOUND BROOK AND MIDDLESEX...
MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW BRUNSWICK BY 645 PM EDT...

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WAS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
PLEASE MOVE INDOORS UNTIL IT PASSES. HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THIS 
STORM AND CAUSE LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4050 7474 4070 7465 4069 7453 4065 7452
      4066 7450 4067 7446 4066 7444 4046 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 004DEG 22KT 4056 7459

$$

MPD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex50 min
Jun 10, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon60 min
Jun 10, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex60 min
Jun 10, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex56 min
Jun 10, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex64 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.