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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2012Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2012, 9:29 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2012, 9:29 PM EDT (01:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2012, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1073 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1073 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1341 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

479 
WWUS81 KPHI 230129
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
929 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

DEZ002>004-230230-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
929 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 925 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR HOUSTON AROUND 930
PM...MILFORD...MILTON AROUND 945 PM...SLAUGHTER BEACH AROUND 1000
PM...BIG STONE BEACH AND LEWES AROUND 1015 PM.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3866 7568 3888 7566 3904 7535 3898 7530
      3892 7530 3879 7515 3879 7511 3881 7510
      3880 7508 3866 7506 3868 7511 3866 7512

$$

NIERENBERG

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 22, 9:15 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 9:15 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
915 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING FOLLOWED
BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY AND THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
AFFECT OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS THE LAST
ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE LOST THEIR PUNCH. THE MSAS AXIS
OF INSTABILITY IS STILL NORTHWEST OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY, SO THE
LINGERING OF SHOWER AND TSTM CHANCES OVERNIGHT WAS KEPT. ANY TEMP
AND DEW POINT ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...
SATURDAY...ANY LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTS END QUICKLY BUT
HIGH CLOUDINESS MAY LINGER A BIT THRU FORENOON. NCEP BLENDED
GUIDANCE FOR A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE DAY.

POSSIBILITY THAT THE HEAT WAVE MAY CONTINUE FROM THE VICINITY OF
PHL SOUTHWARD TOMORROW BUT WITH MUCH LOWER DEWPOINTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE SHOULD BE OVERHEAD SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY MORNING. WE SHOULD DECOUPLE NICELY AND TEMPERATURES
AND DEWPOINTS WILL BE A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL NORMS (AND MUCH
LESS THAN WHAT WE SAW DURING THE RECENT HEAT WAVE). HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY AND A COLD FRONT BRINGING A
REINFORCING PUSH OF COOLER AIR WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TOUCH
OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MOVING
OFFSHORE LATER IN THE DAY.

MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SHOWING A PATTERN CHANGE BACK TO EAST
COAST TROUGHING. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER HUDSON BAY WILL
KEEP US IN A CYCLONIC FLOW. AS THE LOW BEGINS TO SAG TOWARDS THE
SOUTH AND EAST MULTIPLE VORT MAXES PASS THROUGH EACH DAY FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY KEEPING US IN A FAIRLY UNSETTLED PATTERN
WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM
TOWARD MORE NORMAL VALUES ON FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

THE 00Z ISSUED TAFS WE KEPT KABE AND KRDG VFR, THE LOCAL PHL AIRPORTS
VFR WITH SOME RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND CARRIED IFR CONDITIONS WITH
TSTMS AT KILG, KMIV AND KACY. SINCE WE ISSUED THE TAFS, SHOWERS
HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE IN SERN PA AND WE MAY BE TOO OPTIMISTIC
WITH THE ENDING TIME.

OVERNIGHT WE WENT WITH A DRY FORECAST AND ARE EXPECTING THE CLOUDS
TO TEMPER THE AMOUNT OF FOG TO JUST MVFR AT TERMINALS WHICH HAVE
HAD HEAVY RAIN. CONFIDENCE ABOUT THIS IS LOW.

ON SATURDAY, WE ARE FORECASTING VFR CONDITIONS WITH JUST SOME FAIR
WEATHER CUMULUS. NO CIGS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SHOULD BE NORTHWEST
AVERAGING AROUND 10 KTS. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.

OUTLOOK...

SUNDAY - VFR CONDITIONS WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY BY
THE AFTERNOON. EVENING THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP.

MONDAY - COLD FRONT PASSAGE WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
TURNING NORTHWEST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

TUESDAY - VFR WITH SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH.

WEDNESDAY - VFR WITH SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT LEVELS
THROUGH SATURDAY.

OUTLOOK...
SUB-ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. HIGH
PRESSURE THEN MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL OCCUR AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW KEEPS
CLOSE TO THE REGION.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NMM VS ARW. NMM CAN BE A GOOD PRODUCT TO USE. THE 00Z/22 VSN APPEARS
TO SIGNAL NE MD...N DE OR SNJ AS THE HEAVIEST WITH SPOTTY 3 TO 4
INCH AMTS THERE WHEREAS THE ARW FOCUSES IN JUST TO THE W OF NYC.

MY TAKE IS THINK MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND CLOSER TO ANY WEAK
DIFFLUENT THICKNESS...IE...SOUTH OR IN THIS CASE S NJ TO NE MD.

FOR THE MOST PART...ONE HOUR FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE NUMBERS ARE NEAR 3
INCHES. THE EXCEPTIONS ARE MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...WHERE THE NUMBERS DIP TO AS LOW AS 1.50 INCHES IN CENTRAL
MORRIS COUNTY. THE OTHER VULNERABLE LOCATION IS CARBON COUNTY...
WHERE ONE HOUR NUMBERS ARE AS LOW AS TWO INCHES. GIVEN THE
CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE HEAVY RAIN...AND THE DIFFICULTY DETERMINING
THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN...WE ILL FORGO THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH OPTION THIS MORNING...BUT CONTINUE TO MENTION HEAVY RAIN IN
THE FORECAST.

&&

.RIP CURRENTS...
AWARENESS. PART OF RIP RISK PROBLEM MAY BE THE WARM SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES THAT ENCOURAGE MANY TO GO SWIMMING ON THESE HOT DAYS.

DOING SO... AT UNGUARDED BEACHES OR NEAR ANY JETTY OR PIER CAN BE
LIFE THREATENING IS NOT ADVISED...EVEN ON A LOW RISK DAY.

THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL /AROUND 5 TO 9F
DEGREES/ DUE TO THE RESIDUAL EFFECT OF LAST WINTERS EXCESSIVE
WARMTH AND THE LACK OF A PERSISTENT BERMUDA HIGH SO FAR THIS YEAR

A BERMUDA HIGH WOULD PROMOTE UPWELLING WITHIN AND NEAR THE
COASTAL SURF ZONE AS EKMAN TRANSPORT REMOVES WARM SURFACE WATER
SEAWARD.

IN THIS SITUATION THIS WARM ANOMALY MAY CONTINUE INDEFINITELY
UNTIL THE PATTERN CHANGES.

&&

.CLIMATE...
BELOW IS COMPILED THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND MOST RECENT
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE FOR JUNE 22 FOR OUR EIGHT CLIMATE SITES
INCLUSIVE OF THE STARTING YEAR OF THE PERIOD OF RECORD. LAST
COLUMN IS THE TOTAL SO FAR THIS SEASON OF 90 OR HIGHER
OCCURRENCES, INCLUDING YESTERDAY.

 JUNE 22	 POR 90+

PHL 100 - 1988 1872 5

ACY 100 - 1988 1874 4

ILG  98 - 1988 1894 6

ABE  95 - 1941 1922 5

TTN  99 - 1988 1865 6

RDG  96 - 1921 1869 7

GED  95 - 2010 1948 6
NEW RERGED FOR TODAY OF 97.

MPO  90 - 1908 1901 0

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SZATKOWSKI
NEAR TERM...GIGI
SHORT TERM...DRAG
LONG TERM...SZATKOWSKI
AVIATION...GIGI/SZATKOWSKI
MARINE...DRAG/SZATKOWSKI
HYDROLOGY...
RIP CURRENTS...
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 9:07 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
907 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ020>024-027-240115-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
907 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN
DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
240115-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
907 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-NJZ025-026-240115-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
907 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...DELAWARE BAY WATERS AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 7:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
745 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1224 PM     HAIL             BARNEGAT                39.75N  74.22W
06/22/2012  E1.25 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1231 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BARNEGAT                39.75N  74.22W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN BARNEGAT

1233 PM     HAIL             MANAHAWKIN              39.70N  74.25W
06/22/2012  E0.88 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1243 PM     HAIL             WEST CREEK              39.63N  74.31W
06/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1246 PM     HAIL             MANAHAWKIN              39.70N  74.25W
06/22/2012  E1.75 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1247 PM     HAIL             STAFFORD TWP            39.72N  74.29W
06/22/2012  M0.75 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF CAR DENTS AND SHREDDED LEAVES DUE TO HAIL

1255 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND BARNEGAT BEACH          39.78N  74.19W
06/22/2012  M45 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STAFFORD TWP            39.72N  74.29W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN STAFFORD TWP

0108 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND SEASIDE HEIGHTS         39.94N  74.08W
06/22/2012  M47 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MANAHAWKIN              39.70N  74.25W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN MANAHAWKIN. SEVERAL CARS STUCK
            IN WATER WITH WATER NEARLY TO WINDOWS WITH OCCUPANTS
            INSIDE.

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      STAFFORD TWP            39.72N  74.29W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN STAFFORD TWP. RT 72 REDUCED TO
            ONE LANE DUE TO FLOODING.

0130 PM     TSTM WND GST     WSW BARNEGAT LIGHT      39.76N  74.10W
06/22/2012  M76 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            76 MPH WID GUST AT HIGH BAR HARBOR

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERFIELD            40.12N  74.64W
06/22/2012                   BURLINGTON         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN IN CHESTERFIELD

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHAMPTON TWP         39.91N  74.73W
06/22/2012                   BURLINGTON         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN SOUTHAMPTON...ONE ON RT 206
            NEAR RIDGE RD.

0219 PM     HAIL             1 SSW JACOBSTOWN        40.06N  74.59W
06/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       BURLINGTON         NJ   PUBLIC

0235 PM     HAIL             BEACH HAVEN             39.56N  74.25W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

0235 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND TUCKERTON               39.60N  74.33W
06/22/2012  M45 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0245 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND SANDY HOOK              40.44N  73.99W
06/22/2012  M47 MPH          MONMOUTH           NJ   MESONET

0255 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND TUCKERTON               39.60N  74.33W
06/22/2012  M48 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0300 PM     LIGHTNING        FORT HANCOCK            40.46N  74.00W
06/22/2012                   MONMOUTH           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE PERSON STRUCK AND INJURED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE AT
            FORT HANCOCK

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLEASANTVILLE           39.39N  74.52W
06/22/2012                   ATLANTIC           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN PLEASANTVILLE

0315 PM     FLOOD            PLEASANTVILLE           39.39N  74.52W
06/22/2012                   ATLANTIC           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROADWAY FLOODING IN PLEASANTVILLE

0354 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS    38.99N  75.11W
06/22/2012  M39 MPH          ANZ431             DE   NOS PLATFORM

            34 KT WIND GUST AT BRANDY WINE SHOAL

0354 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND LEWES NOS BUOY          38.78N  75.12W
06/22/2012  M39 MPH          ANZ431             DE   NOS PLATFORM

            34 KT WIND GUST AT LEWES

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SANDYSTON TWP           41.21N  74.82W
06/22/2012                   SUSSEX             NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF
            OF THE COUNTY STARTING FROM WEST TO EAST

0406 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND SHIP JOHN SHOAL NOS     39.30N  75.38W
06/22/2012  M39 MPH          ANZ430             NJ   NOS PLATFORM

            34 KT WIND GUST AT SHIP JOHN SHOAL

0406 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS    38.99N  75.11W
06/22/2012  M48 MPH          ANZ431             DE   NOS PLATFORM

            40 KT WIND GUST AT BRANDYWINE SHOAL

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     NAZARETH                40.74N  75.31W
06/22/2012  E50 MPH          NORTHAMPTON        PA   PUBLIC

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PHILLIPSBURG            40.69N  75.19W
06/22/2012                   WARREN             NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN PHILLIPSBURG

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERNON                  41.20N  74.48W
06/22/2012                   SUSSEX             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN VERNEON TWP

0508 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST ALLEN TWP          40.71N  75.42W
06/22/2012                   NORTHAMPTON        PA   911 CALL CENTER

            POLES... WIRES... AND TREES DOWN IN EAST ALLEN TWP

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE YOUNGSTOWN        40.84N  74.56W
06/22/2012                   MORRIS             NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            A FEW WIRES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY

0645 PM     HAIL             COLORA                  39.67N  76.10W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       CECIL              MD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0729 PM     HAIL             BEAR                    39.62N  75.68W
06/22/2012  M0.75 INCH       NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELKTON                  39.60N  75.82W
06/22/2012                   CECIL              MD   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

0739 PM     HAIL             WILLINGBORO             40.03N  74.87W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       BURLINGTON         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN ALSO

0741 PM     HAIL             NEW CASTLE              39.67N  75.57W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1200167 PHI1200172 PHI1200168 PHI1200170 PHI1200171
PHI1200169 PHI1200174 PHI1200173 PHI1200175 PHI1200176 PHI1200177
PHI1200186 PHI1200195 PHI1200178 PHI1200179 PHI1200180 PHI1200182
PHI1200183 PHI1200184 PHI1200187 PHI1200181 PHI1200188 PHI1200190
PHI1200194 PHI1200192 PHI1200189 PHI1200191 PHI1200185 PHI1200193
PHI1200196 PHI1200198 PHI1200197 PHI1200199 PHI1200201 PHI1200202
PHI1200203 PHI1200204

ROBERTSON
Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:33 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
833 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1224 PM     HAIL             BARNEGAT                39.75N  74.22W
06/22/2012  E1.25 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1231 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BARNEGAT                39.75N  74.22W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN BARNEGAT

1233 PM     HAIL             MANAHAWKIN              39.70N  74.25W
06/22/2012  E0.88 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1243 PM     HAIL             WEST CREEK              39.63N  74.31W
06/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1246 PM     HAIL             MANAHAWKIN              39.70N  74.25W
06/22/2012  E1.75 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

1247 PM     HAIL             STAFFORD TWP            39.72N  74.29W
06/22/2012  M0.75 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF CAR DENTS AND SHREDDED LEAVES DUE TO HAIL

1255 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND BARNEGAT BEACH          39.78N  74.19W
06/22/2012  M45 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STAFFORD TWP            39.72N  74.29W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN STAFFORD TWP

0108 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND SEASIDE HEIGHTS         39.94N  74.08W
06/22/2012  M47 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MANAHAWKIN              39.70N  74.25W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN MANAHAWKIN. SEVERAL CARS STUCK
            IN WATER WITH WATER NEARLY TO WINDOWS WITH OCCUPANTS
            INSIDE.

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      STAFFORD TWP            39.72N  74.29W
06/22/2012                   OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN STAFFORD TWP. RT 72 REDUCED TO
            ONE LANE DUE TO FLOODING.

0130 PM     TSTM WND GST     WSW BARNEGAT LIGHT      39.76N  74.10W
06/22/2012  M76 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            76 MPH WID GUST AT HIGH BAR HARBOR

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERFIELD            40.12N  74.64W
06/22/2012                   BURLINGTON         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN IN CHESTERFIELD

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHAMPTON TWP         39.91N  74.73W
06/22/2012                   BURLINGTON         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN SOUTHAMPTON...ONE ON RT 206
            NEAR RIDGE RD.

0219 PM     HAIL             1 SSW JACOBSTOWN        40.06N  74.59W
06/22/2012  E1.00 INCH       BURLINGTON         NJ   PUBLIC

0235 PM     HAIL             BEACH HAVEN             39.56N  74.25W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

0235 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND TUCKERTON               39.60N  74.33W
06/22/2012  M45 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0245 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND SANDY HOOK              40.44N  73.99W
06/22/2012  M47 MPH          MONMOUTH           NJ   MESONET

0255 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND TUCKERTON               39.60N  74.33W
06/22/2012  M48 MPH          OCEAN              NJ   MESONET

0300 PM     LIGHTNING        FORT HANCOCK            40.46N  74.00W
06/22/2012                   MONMOUTH           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE PERSON STRUCK AND INJURED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE AT
            FORT HANCOCK

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PLEASANTVILLE           39.39N  74.52W
06/22/2012                   ATLANTIC           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN PLEASANTVILLE

0315 PM     FLOOD            PLEASANTVILLE           39.39N  74.52W
06/22/2012                   ATLANTIC           NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROADWAY FLOODING IN PLEASANTVILLE

0354 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS    38.99N  75.11W
06/22/2012  M39 MPH          ANZ431             DE   NOS PLATFORM

            34 KT WIND GUST AT BRANDY WINE SHOAL

0354 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND LEWES NOS BUOY          38.78N  75.12W
06/22/2012  M39 MPH          ANZ431             DE   NOS PLATFORM

            34 KT WIND GUST AT LEWES

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SANDYSTON TWP           41.21N  74.82W
06/22/2012                   SUSSEX             NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF
            OF THE COUNTY STARTING FROM WEST TO EAST

0406 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND SHIP JOHN SHOAL NOS     39.30N  75.38W
06/22/2012  M39 MPH          ANZ430             NJ   NOS PLATFORM

            34 KT WIND GUST AT SHIP JOHN SHOAL

0406 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND BRANDYWINE SHOAL NOS    38.99N  75.11W
06/22/2012  M48 MPH          ANZ431             DE   NOS PLATFORM

            40 KT WIND GUST AT BRANDYWINE SHOAL

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     NAZARETH                40.74N  75.31W
06/22/2012  E50 MPH          NORTHAMPTON        PA   PUBLIC

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PHILLIPSBURG            40.69N  75.19W
06/22/2012                   WARREN             NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN PHILLIPSBURG

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERNON                  41.20N  74.48W
06/22/2012                   SUSSEX             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN VERNEON TWP

0508 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EAST ALLEN TWP          40.71N  75.42W
06/22/2012                   NORTHAMPTON        PA   911 CALL CENTER

            POLES... WIRES... AND TREES DOWN IN EAST ALLEN TWP

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE YOUNGSTOWN        40.84N  74.56W
06/22/2012                   MORRIS             NJ   911 CALL CENTER

            A FEW WIRES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY

0645 PM     HAIL             COLORA                  39.67N  76.10W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       CECIL              MD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0729 PM     HAIL             BEAR                    39.62N  75.68W
06/22/2012  M0.75 INCH       NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELKTON                  39.60N  75.82W
06/22/2012                   CECIL              MD   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTY WIDE

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DELAWARE CITY           39.58N  75.60W
06/22/2012                   NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND UTILITY POLES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 9.

0739 PM     HAIL             WILLINGBORO             40.03N  74.87W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       BURLINGTON         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN ALSO

0741 PM     HAIL             NEW CASTLE              39.67N  75.57W
06/22/2012  E0.75 INCH       NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RED LION                39.61N  75.66W
06/22/2012                   NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF RTE 72 AND 71.

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEAR                    39.62N  75.68W
06/22/2012                   NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0749 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW DELAWARE CITY      39.59N  75.61W
06/22/2012                   NEW CASTLE         DE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROUTE 72 TREES DOWN

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UPPER DEERFIELD TWP     39.48N  75.21W
06/22/2012                   CUMBERLAND         NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 77.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1200167 PHI1200172 PHI1200168 PHI1200170 PHI1200171
PHI1200169 PHI1200174 PHI1200173 PHI1200175 PHI1200176 PHI1200177
PHI1200186 PHI1200195 PHI1200178 PHI1200179 PHI1200180 PHI1200182
PHI1200183 PHI1200184 PHI1200187 PHI1200181 PHI1200188 PHI1200190
PHI1200194 PHI1200192 PHI1200189 PHI1200191 PHI1200185 PHI1200193
PHI1200196 PHI1200198 PHI1200197 PHI1200199 PHI1200201 PHI1200202
PHI1200205 PHI1200203 PHI1200204 PHI1200206 PHI1200207 PHI1200208
PHI1200209

ROBERTSON
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:59 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
859 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

NJZ021>025-230200-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
859 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 855 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTH OF MILLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ELDORA...MAURICETOWN AROUND 915
PM...BELLEPLAIN FOREST...WOODBINE AROUND 930 PM...CORBIN CITY...
ESTELL MANOR AROUND 945 PM...ENGLISH CREEK AND MARMORA AROUND 1000
PM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3925 7460 3916 7467 3909 7491 3915 7490
      3917 7491 3919 7503 3921 7504 3920 7510
      3918 7513 3922 7516 3950 7469 3928 7454

NIERENBERG
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:02 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
902 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

DEZ002-230200-
KENT DE-
902 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT KENT COUNTY...

AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER KENT COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WOODSIDE EAST...RIVERVIEW AROUND 900
PM...MAGNOLIA...RISING SUN AROUND 915 PM...BOWERS AND LITTLE CREEK
AROUND 930 PM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3893 7568 3912 7572 3923 7541 3919 7538
      3918 7540 3907 7539 3900 7532 3898 7530
      3895 7530 3895 7539 3892 7541 3891 7546

NIERENBERG
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:14 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
914 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

DEZ001-NJZ016>022-025>027-230215-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
OCEAN NJ-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
914 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...
CAMDEN...CUMBERLAND...GLOUCESTER...NEW CASTLE...OCEAN AND SALEM
COUNTIES...

AT 908 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.  MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3968 7413 3942 7433 3930 7482 3932 7486
      3929 7489 3921 7518 3929 7526 3928 7529
      3934 7534 3935 7539 3943 7547 3945 7554
      3950 7556 3946 7558 3938 7551 3954 7578
      3961 7578 4004 7404

NIERENBERG
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
929 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

DEZ002>004-230230-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
929 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 925 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GEORGETOWN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR HOUSTON AROUND 930
PM...MILFORD...MILTON AROUND 945 PM...SLAUGHTER BEACH AROUND 1000
PM...BIG STONE BEACH AND LEWES AROUND 1015 PM.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3866 7568 3888 7566 3904 7535 3898 7530
      3892 7530 3879 7515 3879 7511 3881 7510
      3880 7508 3866 7506 3868 7511 3866 7512

NIERENBERG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean45 min
Jun 22, 8:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISalem53 min
Jun 22, 8:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem70 min
Jun 22, 8:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem45 min
Jun 22, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 22, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May61 min
Jun 22, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more61 min
Jun 22, 9:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester2 hr
Jun 22, 9:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean116 min
Jun 22, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent58 min
Jun 22, 9:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex63 min
Jun 22, 10:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex85 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.