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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 28, 2012Berks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2012, 6:28 PM EDT for Berks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 62 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 28, 2012, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Berks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 7:35 PM EDTHAIL 1Macungie, PAQUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MACUNGIE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 222 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 552 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
552 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1087 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 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.

414 
WWUS81 KPHI 282228
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
628 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

PAZ054-055-060>062-282330-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-
628 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BERKS...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE
AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

AT 623 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF
LEHIGHTON TO 17 MILES NORTH OF READING TO 16 MILES WEST OF READING TO
12 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANCASTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WANAMAKERS...SHOEMAKERSVILLE AROUND 645
PM...NEW TRIPOLI...JORDAN VALLEY AROUND 700 PM...WEST READING...NEFFS
AROUND 715 PM...LYONS AND SHILLINGTON AROUND 730 PM.

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

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 4059 7605 4059 7602 4065 7599 4074 7577
      4078 7583 4079 7583 4093 7510 4060 7529
      4037 7567 4017 7592 4029 7613 4036 7621
      4037 7625

$$

HAYES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden90 min
Jul 28, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth58 min
Jul 28, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer39 min
Jul 28, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean60 min
Jul 28, 12:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean44 min
Jul 28, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland58 min
Jul 28, 12:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean55 min
Jul 28, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset48 min
Jul 28, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jul 28, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex66 min
Jul 28, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean55 min
Jul 28, 1:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex3 hr
Jul 28, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 28, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex54 min
Jul 28, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth64 min
Jul 28, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris53 min
Jul 28, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex57 min
Jul 28, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex67 min
Jul 28, 2:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Sussex3 hr
Jul 28, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May62 min
Jul 28, 2:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden3 hr
Jul 28, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris64 min
Jul 28, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI42 min
Jul 28, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington57 min
Jul 28, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden63 min
Jul 28, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic66 min
Jul 28, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris53 min
Jul 28, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren60 min
Jul 28, 3:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIWarren81 min
Jul 28, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren55 min
Jul 28, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic59 min
Jul 28, 4:47 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIWarren4 hr
Jul 28, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington63 min
Jul 28, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset56 min
Jul 28, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden54 min
Jul 28, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 28, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean38 min
Jul 28, 5:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren3 hr
Jul 28, 5:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic3 hr
Jul 28, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland53 min
Jul 28, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset62 min
Jul 28, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren57 min
Jul 28, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic55 min
Jul 28, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 28, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem57 min
Jul 28, 6:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more99 min
Jul 28, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland56 min
Jul 28, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren60 min
Jul 28, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI53 min
Jul 28, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic66 min
Jul 28, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic58 min
Jul 28, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren65 min
Jul 28, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon64 min
Jul 28, 11:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks52 min
Jul 28, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe63 min
Jul 28, 12:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonroe2 hr
Jul 28, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia59 min
Jul 28, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe57 min
Jul 28, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester57 min
Jul 28, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Monroe64 min
Jul 28, 5:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonroe3 hr
Jul 28, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton61 min
Jul 28, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe59 min
Jul 28, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon67 min
Jul 28, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe3 hr
Jul 28, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe60 min
Jul 28, 5:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHILehigh, Northampton3 hr
Jul 28, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks65 min
Jul 28, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton63 min
Jul 28, 7:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh116 min
Jul 28, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester53 min
Jul 28, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe62 min
Jul 28, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester48 min
Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex61 min
Jul 28, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle55 min
Jul 28, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil63 min
Jul 28, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil65 min
Jul 28, 4:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil95 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.