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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 2, 20145 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2014, 8:33 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; Bucks 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 2, 2014, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2014, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 2, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1001 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2014-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
656 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

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

068 
WUUS51 KPHI 030033
SVRPHI
NJC005-021-023-025-029-PAC017-030130-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0069.140703T0033Z-140703T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
833 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 829 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE STORM WAS NEAR FIELDSBORO...MOVING EAST AT
  20 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. 

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITE HORSE AND GEORGETOWN AROUND 840 PM EDT...
  CROSSWICKS AND MERCERVILLE-HAMILTON SQUARE AROUND 845 PM EDT...
  BROWNS MILLS AROUND 850 PM EDT...
  ALLENTOWN AND EDINBURG AROUND 855 PM EDT...
  CREAM RIDGE AND WINDSOR AROUND 900 PM EDT...
  IMLAYSTOWN AROUND 905 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO
SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4047 7434 3994 7424 3997 7483 4020 7487
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 257DEG 19KT 4013 7473

$$

FORECASTER:SFJ
2 follow-up statements
274 
WWUS51 KPHI 030104
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
904 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

PAC017-030115-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140703T0130Z/
BUCKS PA-
904 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO
SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

LAT...LON 3994 7424 3997 7473 4013 7475 4016 7472
      4018 7475 4026 7476 4047 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 257DEG 19KT 4017 7451

$$

NJC005-021-023-025-029-030130-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140703T0130Z/
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
904 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OCEAN...SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH...NORTH CENTRAL
BURLINGTON...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX AND SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES...

AT 903 PM EDT...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 IMLAYSTOWN...OR 13
MILES EAST OF TRENTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CLARKSBURG...SIX FLAGS THEME PARK AND ROOSEVELT BY 915 PM EDT...
  6 MILES NORTH OF CASSVILLE BY 920 PM EDT...
  MANALAPAN BY 925 PM EDT...
  JACKSONS MILLS AND WEST FREEHOLD BY 930 PM EDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO
SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

LAT...LON 3994 7424 3997 7473 4013 7475 4016 7472
      4018 7475 4026 7476 4047 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 257DEG 19KT 4017 7451

$$

SFJ
418 
WWUS51 KPHI 030124
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
924 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

NJC005-021-023-025-029-030134-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140703T0130Z/
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
924 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OCEAN...
SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH...NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX
AND SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. THUS THE 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

LAT...LON 3994 7424 3997 7473 4013 7475 4016 7472
      4018 7475 4026 7476 4047 7434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 257DEG 19KT 4019 7438

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 2, 8:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem52 min
Jul 2, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth56 min
Jul 2, 8:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset4 hr
Jul 2, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem67 min
Jul 2, 8:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 2, 9:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Ocean44 min
Jul 2, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jul 2, 10:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic60 min
Jul 2, 10:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden112 min
Jul 2, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington62 min
Jul 2, 11:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington3 hr
Jul 3, 12:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI116 min
Jul 3, 12:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 3, 12:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jul 3, 12:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland50 min
Jul 3, 1:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Gloucester, Salem45 min
Jul 3, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
Jul 3, 1:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more56 min
Jul 3, 1:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean4 hr
Jul 3, 1:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean53 min
Jul 3, 2:08 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 3, 2:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth56 min
Jul 3, 5:46 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI54 hr
Jul 3, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren38 min
Jul 3, 1:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIWarren24 min
Jul 3, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex52 min
Jul 3, 3:27 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean41 hr
Jul 3, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren49 min
Jul 3, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMorris, Sussex60 min
Jul 3, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex54 min
Jul 3, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex55 min
Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Jul 3, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren67 min
Jul 3, 6:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex4 hr
Jul 3, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester44 min
Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Sussex, Warren58 min
Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 3, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon55 min
Jul 3, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex61 min
Jul 3, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset55 min
Jul 3, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren65 min
Jul 3, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean61 min
Jul 3, 7:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Jul 2, 10:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware, Philadelphia67 min
Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILebanon45 min
Jul 3, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon52 min
Jul 3, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe24 min
Jul 3, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester69 min
Jul 3, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe35 min
Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe62 min
Jul 3, 6:02 PM EDTTornado WarningPHICarbon, Monroe28 min
Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe56 min
Jul 3, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware39 min
Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery66 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2014Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.