Alert archive / New Jersey / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2012, 2:23 PM EDT for Warren County, New Jersey; Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 67 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
- Jul 18, 2012, 2:23 PM EDT (18:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hanover Twp, PA | BRANCHES DOWN... 1 TREE UPROOTED. TIME EST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 884 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809
WWUS81 KPHI 181823
SPSPHI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
223 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
NJZ007-PAZ054-055-061-062-181930-
CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
223 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE...
NORTHAMPTON AND WARREN COUNTIES...
AT 216 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
SOUTH OF MOUNT POCONO TO 10 MILES WEST OF LEHIGHTON...MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PARRYVILLE AROUND 230
PM...BOWMANSTOWN AROUND 235 PM...STORMVILLE...FIDDLETOWN AROUND 240
PM...SAYLORSBURG...ROSSLAND...KUNKLETOWN...JORDAN VALLEY AROUND 245
PM...EMERALD AND SLATINGTON AROUND 255 PM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 4092 7477 4088 7480 4087 7480 4063 7541
4071 7581 4074 7577 4081 7588 4082 7588
4097 7540
$$
FORECASTER: DRAGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 54 min |
| Jul 18, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 1:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 42 min | |
| Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 65 min |
| Jul 18, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Warren | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 113 min |
| Jul 18, 3:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 107 min |
| Jul 18, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Morris, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 34 min |
| Jul 18, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 22 min |
| Jul 18, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 38 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset | 81 min |
| Jul 18, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 34 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 31 min | |
| Jul 18, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Jul 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 68 min |
| Jul 18, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May, Cumberland | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 39 min | |
| Jul 18, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 39 min | |
| Jul 18, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 54 min |
| Jul 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 54 min |
| Jul 18, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 58 min |
| Jul 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 17 min |
| Jul 18, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 12 min |
| Jul 18, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 82 min |
| Jul 18, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 17 min |
| Jul 18, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cecil | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Queen Anne's | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 6:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 68 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.