Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2012, 2:18 PM EDT for Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 57 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
- Jul 28, 2012, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2012, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
County Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 424 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WWUS81 KPHI 281818
SPSPHI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
218 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
NJZ001-PAZ055-281915-
MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
218 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MONROE AND SUSSEX COUNTIES...
AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT POCONO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ALPINE MOUNTAIN...
HENRYVILLE AROUND 230 PM...MOUNTAINHOME...CANADENSIS AROUND 245 PM...
HIDDEN LAKE AROUND 300 PM...WERRY LAKE AND FLATBROOKVILLE AROUND 315
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.
EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
FROM THIS STORM.
LAT...LON 4123 7512 4115 7514 4115 7508 4109 7503
4113 7494 4119 7488 4110 7483 4107 7494
4109 7497 4105 7502 4097 7537 4113 7546
4126 7518 4126 7513
$$
HAYESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 90 min |
| Jul 28, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 12:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| Jul 28, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 1:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| Jul 28, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 54 min |
| Jul 28, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 67 min |
| Jul 28, 2:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 2:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 42 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 81 min |
| Jul 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 62 min | |
| Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 4:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Somerset | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 54 min |
| Jul 28, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 67 min | |
| Jul 28, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Somerset | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 54 min | |
| Jul 28, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 6:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more | 99 min |
| Jul 28, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 28, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Warren | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 11:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 12:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 57 min |
| Jul 28, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 61 min |
| Jul 28, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 67 min |
| Jul 28, 5:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Lehigh, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Lehigh | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 61 min |
| Jul 28, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | New Castle | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cecil | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cecil | 95 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.