Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2012, 3:55 PM EDT for Morris County, Sussex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 65 min. 3 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 22, 2012, 3:55 PM EDT (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 4:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sandyston Twp, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY STARTING FROM WEST TO EAST |
| Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Branchville, NJ | SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN IN BRANCVILLE |
| Jun 22, 4:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Vernon, NJ | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN VERNEON TWP |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 840 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
581
WUUS51 KPHI 221955
SVRPHI
NJC027-037-222100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0038.120622T1955Z-120622T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTAGUE...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM
ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF HAINESVILLE TO ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF SUSSEX...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRANDON LAKES...BRANCHVILLE...HIGH POINT...SUSSEX...FRANKLIN...
OGDENSBURG...HAMBURG...VERNON VALLEY...HIGHLAND LAKE...GREEN
POND...KINNELON...BUTLER...RIVERDALE AND PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY.
&&
LAT...LON 4121 7437 4109 7450 4107 7449 4104 7450
4105 7445 4102 7443 4100 7430 4093 7428
4093 7429 4112 7496 4117 7489 4124 7487
4133 7479 4135 7476 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 280DEG 30KT 4124 7498
$$
MPD1 follow-up statement
850
WWUS51 KPHI 222018
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
418 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
NJC027-037-222100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120622T2100Z/
MORRIS NJ-SUSSEX NJ-
418 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SUSSEX AND NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTIES...
AT 416 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BRANCHVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTAGUE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH
POINT...SUSSEX...FRANKLIN...OGDENSBURG...HAMBURG...VERNON VALLEY...
HIGHLAND LAKE...GREEN POND...KINNELON...BUTLER...RIVERDALE AND
PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY.
&&
LAT...LON 4121 7437 4109 7450 4107 7449 4104 7450
4105 7445 4102 7443 4100 7430 4093 7428
4093 7429 4112 7496 4117 7489 4124 7487
4133 7479 4135 7476 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 280DEG 30KT 4120 7472
$$
MPDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 10:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 84 min | |
| Jun 22, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 97 min | |
| Jun 22, 12:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Ocean | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 1:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Ocean | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 83 min |
| Jun 22, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Jun 22, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Ocean | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 73 min |
| Jun 22, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 56 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean | 119 min |
| Jun 22, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 96 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jun 22, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| Jun 22, 3:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 85 min | |
| Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 94 min | |
| Jun 22, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Ocean | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 97 min | |
| Jun 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 57 min |
| Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 96 min | |
| Jun 22, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, Salem | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, Salem | 119 min |
| Jun 22, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 102 min |
| Jun 22, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Salem | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Jun 22, 7:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Salem | 93 min |
| Jun 22, 7:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth | 73 min |
| Jun 22, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 69 min |
Nearby
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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.