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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 14, 2014Burlington County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2014, 8:19 PM EDT for Burlington County, New Jersey. It was in force for 26 min. 2 reports 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 14, 2014, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2014, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Burlington County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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 14, 8:27 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 65Lumberton, NJ65 MPH WIND GUST IN LUMBERTON.
Jul 14, 8:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSouthampton Twp, NJLARGE ALUMINUM IRRIGATION PIPES BLOWN ACROSS BUDDTOWN ROAD IN SOUTHAMPTON TWP. MANY TREES ALSO BLOWN DOWN.

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 14, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2014-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 921 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 2014-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 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
921 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

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

359 
WFUS51 KPHI 150019
TORPHI
NJC005-150045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0005.140715T0019Z-140715T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
819 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 818 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MEDFORD...
  OR 13 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LUMBERTON BY 825 PM EDT...
  MOUNT HOLLY BY 830 PM EDT...
  PEMBERTON BY 835 PM EDT...
  WRIGHTSTOWN...JOBSTOWN AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS BY 840 PM
  EDT...
  BROWNS MILLS BY 845 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 900 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

&&

LAT...LON 4009 7469 3997 7454 3986 7485 3993 7490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 241DEG 32KT 3992 7485

$$

SZATKOWSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 8:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more4 hr
Jul 14, 8:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean54 min
Jul 14, 8:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 14, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI84 min
Jul 14, 10:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI49 min
Jul 15, 2:50 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIOcean5 hr
Jul 15, 3:53 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI24 hr
Jul 15, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset66 min
Jul 15, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth54 min
Jul 15, 1:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and 2 more3 hr
Jul 15, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth54 min
Jul 15, 1:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr
Jul 15, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden68 min
Jul 15, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer43 min
Jul 15, 2:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Jul 15, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean51 min
Jul 15, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth41 min
Jul 15, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth32 min
Jul 15, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI31 min
Jul 15, 2:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMonmouth, Ocean3 hr
Jul 15, 3:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean7 hr
Jul 15, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth67 min
Jul 15, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland, Salem63 min
Jul 15, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI91 min
Jul 15, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland56 min
Jul 15, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset64 min
Jul 15, 4:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Jul 15, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem53 min
Jul 15, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jul 15, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington55 min
Jul 15, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset64 min
Jul 15, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean61 min
Jul 15, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean62 min
Jul 15, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic60 min
Jul 15, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset4 hr
Jul 15, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Jul 15, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 15, 6:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more4 hr
Jul 15, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI115 min
Jul 15, 6:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and 1 more4 hr
Jul 15, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean50 min
Jul 15, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris63 min
Jul 15, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May58 min
Jul 15, 6:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean4 hr
Jul 15, 7:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean4 hr

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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.