Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

January 11, 2014Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 11, 2014, 4:56 PM EST for Burlington County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 64 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
Jan 11, 2014, 4:56 PM EST (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Jan 11, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 166 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2014-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 443 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
443 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
549 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

006 
WUUS51 KPHI 112156
SVRPHI
NJC005-025-029-112300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0002.140111T2156Z-140111T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
456 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 600 PM EST

* AT 453 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE STORM WAS NEAR WHARTON STATE FOREST...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. 

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PENN STATE FOREST AND CHATSWORTH AROUND 505 PM EST...
  WARREN GROVE AND OLD HALFWAY AROUND 510 PM EST...
  BROOKVILLE AND CEDAR GLEN LAKES AROUND 515 PM EST...
  BAMBER LAKE AND BARNEGAT AROUND 520 PM EST...
  LAKEHURST AROUND 525 PM EST...
  BEACHWOOD AND TOMS RIVER AROUND 530 PM EST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...WHICH
COULD FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS QUICKLY AND COVER ROADS WITH WATER. DO
NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 4018 7399 4014 7402 3978 7409 3976 7414
      3980 7413 3981 7410 3992 7410 3975 7418
      3959 7457 3962 7462 3962 7465 3968 7467
      3974 7474 3988 7485 4024 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 241DEG 40KT 3972 7457

$$

MEOLA
2 follow-up statements
830 
WWUS51 KPHI 112213
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
513 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

NJC005-112223-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
BURLINGTON NJ-
513 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BURLINGTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4013 7403 3998 7404 3989 7408 3979 7408
      3976 7414 3980 7413 3981 7410 3992 7410
      3975 7418 3966 7438 3977 7439 4002 7452
      4024 7399 4018 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 241DEG 40KT 3981 7435

$$

NJC025-029-112300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
513 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 510 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WARREN GROVE...OR 16
MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAMBER LAKE AND WARETOWN AROUND 520 PM EST...
HOLIDAY HEIGHTS AND SILVER RIDGE AROUND 525 PM EST...
OCEAN GATE AND ISLAND HEIGHTS AROUND 530 PM EST...
SEASIDE HEIGHTS AND LAVALLETTE AROUND 535 PM EST...
MANTOLOKING AND BRICK TOWNSHIP AROUND 540 PM EST...
BAY HEAD AND POINT PLEASANT BEACH AROUND 545 PM EST...

LAT...LON 4013 7403 3998 7404 3989 7408 3979 7408
      3976 7414 3980 7413 3981 7410 3992 7410
      3975 7418 3966 7438 3977 7439 4002 7452
      4024 7399 4018 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 241DEG 40KT 3981 7435

$$

MEOLA
713 
WWUS51 KPHI 112228
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
528 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

NJC025-029-112238-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2300Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
528 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
MONMOUTH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THEREFORE THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4013 7403 3998 7404 3989 7408 3979 7408
      3976 7414 3980 7413 3981 7410 3992 7410
      3975 7418 3966 7438 3977 7439 4002 7452
      4024 7399 4018 7399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 241DEG 40KT 3989 7416

$$

MEOLA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 7:07 PM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren9 hr
Jan 11, 12:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean43 min
Jan 11, 12:56 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMorris, Sussex, Warren8 hr
Jan 11, 1:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Sussex, Warren97 min
Jan 11, 2:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem90 min
Jan 11, 2:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland2 hr
Jan 11, 3:38 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Jan 11, 3:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 3 more91 min
Jan 11, 4:04 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICumberland, Salem4 hr
Jan 11, 4:17 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI28 min
Jan 11, 4:23 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex and 2 more4 hr
Jan 11, 4:33 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Jan 11, 4:57 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningPHI93 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.