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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 9, 2015Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2015, 9:19 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 41 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 9, 2015, 9:19 PM EDT (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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 9, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 809 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
809 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1310 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

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

033 
WUUS51 KPHI 100119
SVRPHI
NJC001-009-100200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0101.150710T0119Z-150710T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
919 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 918 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUENA TO
  9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ATLANTIC CITY...OCEAN CITY...CAPE MAY...PLEASANTVILLE...SOMERS
  POINT...VENTNOR CITY...BRIGANTINE...NORTHFIELD...ABSECON...MARGATE
  CITY...NORTH WILDWOOD...WILDWOOD CREST...SEA ISLE CITY...ESTELL
  MANOR...AVALON...WEST CAPE MAY...LONGPORT...CORBIN CITY...SCOTCH
  BONNET AND MARMORA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND 
VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON 
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS 
QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7460 3903 7479 3899 7479 3894 7486
      3893 7497 3897 7494 3899 7496 3906 7492
      3909 7475 3932 7467 3931 7464 3933 7467
      3941 7464 3940 7448 3941 7444 3940 7446
      3939 7443 3941 7441 3941 7436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 269DEG 38KT 3951 7497 3861 7497 

$$

GORSE/FRANCK
1 follow-up statement
698 
WWUS51 KPHI 100152
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
952 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015

NJC001-009-100201-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-150710T0200Z/
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
952 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC AND
CENTRAL CAPE MAY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3926 7460 3903 7479 3899 7479 3894 7486
      3893 7497 3897 7494 3899 7496 3906 7492
      3909 7475 3932 7467 3931 7464 3933 7467
      3941 7464 3940 7448 3941 7444 3940 7446
      3939 7443 3941 7441 3941 7436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 269DEG 38KT 3951 7497 3861 7497 

$$

GORSE/FRANCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Jul 9, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and 1 more71 min
Jul 9, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth47 min
Jul 9, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 9, 8:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden4 hr
Jul 9, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland37 min
Jul 9, 8:55 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBurlington20 min
Jul 9, 9:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 9, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.