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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 2, 2013Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2013, 7:49 PM EDT for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2013, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2013, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.6

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The text

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

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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 Jul 2, 5:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 5:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:31 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
331 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-PAZ054-
055-060>062-070-071-101>106-031930-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
331 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HEAT RELATED HEADLINED MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ013-020>023-027-031930-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
331 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLOODING IN
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HEAT RELATED HEADLINED MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ014-024>026-031930-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-
331 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLOODING IN
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ004-031930-
DELAWARE BEACHES-
331 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

ALSO, THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-031930-
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-
331 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
436 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-017-021-PAZ070-022200-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-
GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-KENT MD-NEW CASTLE DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-TALBOT MD-
436 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAROLINE...EASTERN CECIL...
EASTERN KENT...EASTERN TALBOT...KENT...NEW CASTLE...NORTHWESTERN
GLOUCESTER...QUEEN ANNE'S...SALEM...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...SUSSEX AND
WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS APPROACHING PORTIONS OF
CAROLINE...CECIL...CUMBERLAND...DELAWARE...GLOUCESTER...KENT...NEW
CASTLE...QUEEN ANNE'S...SALEM...SUSSEX AND TALBOT COUNTIES AT 432 PM
EDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 45
MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.
EXPECT LIGHTNING FROM THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE
OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE
INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL
FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3845 7567 3868 7576 3869 7589 3857 7602
      3860 7610 3938 7610 3972 7581 3999 7529
      3917 7513 3917 7514 3946 7555 3959 7555
      3947 7558 3927 7540 3906 7539 3893 7530
      3893 7532 3881 7518 3880 7508 3845 7504

MEOLA

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
524 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-020-NJZ016-021-022230-
CAROLINE MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-KENT DE-KENT MD-NEW CASTLE DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-
524 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CUMBERLAND...NORTHEASTERN
CAROLINE...NORTHEASTERN KENT...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHERN
KENT...SOUTHEASTERN SALEM AND SOUTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTIES...

AT 521 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR TEMPLEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT LIGHTNING
FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES
WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR KENTON
AROUND 530 PM...SMYRNA AROUND 540 PM... WOODLAND BEACH AROUND 550
PM...GREENWICH AROUND 600 PM...SHILOH AROUND 610 PM AND CENTERTON
AROUND 620 PM.

LAT...LON 3946 7558 3936 7548 3940 7545 3943 7547
      3946 7555 3948 7555 3967 7520 3941 7486
      3926 7524 3929 7526 3928 7529 3934 7534
      3933 7537 3939 7545 3935 7548 3927 7540
      3920 7538 3904 7577 3926 7594

MEOLA

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
538 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

DEZ002>004-MDZ020-022300-
CAROLINE MD-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
538 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
CAROLINE...SOUTHERN KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 534 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
VIENNA TO HEBRON TO 17 MILES SOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE HEIGHTS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT
LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK
SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A
THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE
STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR LAUREL...DELMAR...AND BETHEL
AROUND 550 PM...FEDERALSBURG...AGNER...AND SEAFORD AROUND 600
PM...BRIDGEVILLE...AND SMITHVILLE AROUND 610 PM.

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3864 7572 3870 7583 3869 7592
      3923 7540 3921 7538 3915 7540 3906 7539
      3901 7532 3893 7530 3893 7532 3881 7518
      3879 7515 3880 7508 3860 7504 3845 7505

MEOLA

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Salem	84 min
Jul 2, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cumberland, Salem	66 min
Jul 2, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		46 min
Jul 2, 6:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 2, 6:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 3 more	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		42 min
Jul 2, 1:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh	113 min
Jul 2, 2:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	119 min
Jul 2, 4:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	4 hr
Jul 2, 4:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Kent, New Castle, Sussex	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Kent, Sussex	82 min

Nearby

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Sources

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