Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:08 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Franklin 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 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.
- 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
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
$$
HEAVENER/VIVOLA1 follow-up statement
139
WWUS51 KPHI 032222
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
622 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
PAC025-089-032230-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140703T2230Z/
MONROE PA-CARBON PA-
622 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CARBON AND WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PENN FOREST
RESERVOIR...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEHIGHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SUN VALLEY AND 6 MILES WEST OF MCMICHAEL BY 630 PM EDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW
JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4093 7566 4106 7556 4101 7536 4096 7542
4089 7551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 212DEG 23KT 4095 7555
$$
HEAVENER/VIVOLAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 8:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Bucks | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 10:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 112 min |
| Jul 3, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 1:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Northampton | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Lebanon | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester | 69 min |
| Jul 3, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 62 min |
| Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe | 56 min |
| Jul 3, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Northampton | 58 min |
| Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Montgomery | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Northampton | 65 min |
| Jul 3, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.