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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 3, 2014Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2014, 6:02 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 28 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 3, 2014, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2014, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 3, 6:08 PM EDTHAIL 1Franklin Twp, PA

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 3, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2014-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 704 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2014-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
704 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

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

378 
WFUS51 KPHI 032202
TORPHI
PAC025-089-032230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0004.140703T2202Z-140703T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
602 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEHIGHTON...
  WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 601 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  PALMERTON...OR NEAR LEHIGHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BELTZVILLE STATE PARK BY 610 PM EDT...
  PENN FOREST RESERVOIR...KRESGEVILLE AND CHRISTMANS BY 620 PM EDT...
  MECKESVILLE AND ALBRIGHTSVILLE BY 625 PM EDT...
  SUN VALLEY...6 MILES WEST OF MCMICHAEL AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  LAKE HARMONY BY 630 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW
JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4101 7536 4078 7564 4078 7565 4082 7577
      4107 7561
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 212DEG 23KT 4084 7564

$$

HEAVENER/VIVOLA
1 follow-up statement
139 
WWUS51 KPHI 032222
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
622 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

PAC025-089-032230-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140703T2230Z/
MONROE PA-CARBON PA-
622 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CARBON AND WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PENN FOREST
RESERVOIR...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEHIGHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SUN VALLEY AND 6 MILES WEST OF MCMICHAEL BY 630 PM EDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW
JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

LAT...LON 4093 7566 4106 7556 4101 7536 4096 7542
      4089 7551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 212DEG 23KT 4095 7555

$$

HEAVENER/VIVOLA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 8:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware, Philadelphia52 min
Jul 2, 8:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBucks4 hr
Jul 2, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks57 min
Jul 2, 10:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware, Philadelphia67 min
Jul 2, 10:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia112 min
Jul 3, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton38 min
Jul 3, 1:57 PM EDTTornado WarningPHINorthampton24 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, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICarbon, Monroe4 hr
Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe56 min
Jul 3, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware39 min
Jul 3, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia44 min
Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINorthampton58 min
Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery66 min
Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHINorthampton4 hr
Jul 3, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Northampton65 min
Jul 3, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.