Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jul 18, 2012, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)

Expired

Jul 18, 2012, 2:15 PM EDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Sussex County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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038 
WUUS51 KPHI 181749
SVRPHI
NJC037-181815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0096.120718T1749Z-120718T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
149 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  SUSSEX...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10
  MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HAMBURG AND HIGHLAND LAKE

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.

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
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY AND
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4123 7442 4122 7439 4118 7439 4110 7448
      4110 7449 4115 7466 4122 7463 4124 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 269DEG 8KT 4117 7462

$$

DRAG

928 
WWUS51 KPHI 181802
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
202 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

NJC037-181815-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-120718T1815Z/
SUSSEX NJ-
202 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY...

AT 159 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...AND 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS TO 60 MPH AND MANY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAMBURG...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
HIGHLAND LAKE.

THE STORM WAS NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS WHEN INITIALLY WARNED BUT STILL 
CAN BE DANGEROUS. 

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY AND
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4123 7442 4122 7439 4118 7439 4110 7448
      4110 7449 4115 7466 4122 7463 4124 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 269DEG 8KT 4117 7458

$$

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