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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

September 6, 2014Middlesex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Sep 6, 2014, 3:19 PM EDT for Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was in force for 26 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: Sep 6, 2014, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired: Sep 6, 2014, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Middlesex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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-p

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

Hodograph

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: 1867 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 709 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 3.0

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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 Sep 6, 2:28 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 2:28 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 2:22 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 1:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
137 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

NJZ007-PAZ055-062-061830-
MONROE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
137 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

...A SHOWER WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT NORTHAMPTON...SOUTH
CENTRAL MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 136 PM EDT...A SHOWER WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WAS NEAR
BEERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SHOWER.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS SHOWER...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS SHOWER WILL BE NEAR CHAPMAN AROUND 150 PM...NAZARETH AROUND 200
PM...STOCKERTOWN AROUND 210 PM...FORKS AROUND 220 PM AND HARMONY
AROUND 230 PM.

LAT...LON 4089 7495 4061 7517 4071 7552 4074 7553
      4072 7555 4072 7556 4079 7559 4081 7548
      4087 7550 4088 7548

FORECASTER:SFJ

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 1:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
146 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

NJZ001-061845-
SUSSEX NJ-
146 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

AT 145 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR HAINESVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BRANCHVILLE AROUND 200 PM...PELLETTOWN AROUND
240 PM AND SUSSEX AROUND 250 PM.

LAT...LON 4135 7467 4121 7437 4118 7438 4114 7443
      4110 7488 4117 7490 4121 7487 4123 7487
      4129 7484 4135 7474 4136 7471

FORECASTER:SFJ

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 2:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
213 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

DEZ001-PAZ101-102-061915-
EASTERN CHESTER PA-NEW CASTLE DE-WESTERN CHESTER PA-
213 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CHESTER AND NORTHWESTERN NEW
CASTLE COUNTIES...

AT 211 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ATGLEN...MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR PARKESBURG AROUND 230 PM...ELVERSON AROUND
250 PM...MODENA AROUND 300 PM...THORNDALE AROUND 310 PM AND
MARSHALLTON AROUND 320 PM.

LAT...LON 3988 7599 3997 7600 4004 7594 4011 7595
      4017 7583 4021 7558 4019 7557 4020 7555
      4014 7552 3988 7558 3988 7560 3985 7559
      3966 7563 3985 7602

FORECASTER: SFJ

Special weather statement, Sep 6, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
319 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

NJZ010-012-013-061945-
MIDDLESEX NJ-SOMERSET NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
319 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL SOMERSET...
MIDDLESEX AND NORTH CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 314 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR EDISON...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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 THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR SOUTH AMBOY AROUND 330 PM...CLIFFWOOD BEACH
AROUND 340 PM AND UNION BEACH AROUND 350 PM.

LAT...LON 4042 7403 4035 7449 4052 7457 4061 7425
      4061 7421 4058 7420 4055 7424 4049 7426
      4047 7426 4046 7421 4047 7417 4046 7416
      4047 7414

FORECASTER: SFJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 6, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	53 min
Sep 6, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	59 min
Sep 6, 2:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset	4 hr
Sep 6, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	65 min
Sep 6, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon	58 min
Sep 6, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer	60 min
Sep 6, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth	57 min
Sep 6, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		56 min
Sep 6, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset	60 min
Sep 6, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	58 min
Sep 6, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Camden, Gloucester, Salem	36 min
Sep 6, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean	43 min
Sep 6, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		62 min
Sep 6, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		66 min
Sep 6, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		64 min
Sep 6, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	59 min
Sep 6, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	35 min
Sep 6, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Salem	64 min
Sep 6, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		64 min
Sep 6, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cape May	60 min
Sep 6, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Chester	62 min
Sep 6, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester	43 min
Sep 6, 2:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Chester	4 hr
Sep 6, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery	54 min
Sep 6, 3:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Chester	4 hr
Sep 6, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	54 min
Sep 6, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cecil	64 min
Sep 6, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline	62 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.