Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2015, 3:09 PM EDT for 10 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 51 min. 9 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
- Apr 22, 2015, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 3:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glassboro, NJ | LARGE TREE UPROOTED WHICH PULLED DOWN WIRES AND TORE UP SOME OF THE SIDEWALK. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Apr 22, 3:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Eilers Corner, NJ | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WINDSOR-PERRINEVILLE RD |
| Apr 22, 3:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Wsw Turnersville, NJ | |
| Apr 22, 3:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 46 | South Jersey Airport, NJ | |
| Apr 22, 3:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Allentown, NJ | UTILITY POLES WERE SNAPPED |
| Apr 22, 3:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wrightstown, NJ | DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO ROOF OF A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE |
| Apr 22, 3:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pemberton, NJ | TREE DOWN ON RT 70 |
| Apr 22, 3:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 49 | Joint Base Mdl, NJ | |
| Apr 22, 3:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | Berkeley Twp, NJ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KPHI 221909
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-011-015-021-023-025-029-033-PAC017-101-222000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0003.150422T1909Z-150422T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
309 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
EASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
NORTH CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
EAST CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 307 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EWING TO
MAGNOLIA TO NEAR ELMER...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PHILADELPHIA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 71 MPH WITH THESE
STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHILADELPHIA...TOMS RIVER...TRENTON...VINELAND...LONG BRANCH...
ASBURY PARK...GLOUCESTER CITY...LAKEWOOD...CHERRY HILL...
BENSALEM...JACKSON...HOWELL...EVESHAM...MOUNT LAUREL...MARLBORO...
MANALAPAN...EWING...WILLINGBORO...VOORHEES AND MEDFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS NOT MUCH LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 7404 4006 7412 4005 7405 3979 7410
4001 7409 3999 7414 3999 7411 3981 7417
3979 7413 3980 7417 3974 7420 3976 7410
3975 7410 3963 7426 3957 7423 3955 7531
4029 7485 4038 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 257DEG 43KT 4027 7482 3987 7504 3963 7520
$$
JRK2 follow-up statements
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WWUS51 KPHI 221929
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
329 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015
NJC001-005-007-011-015-021-023-025-029-033-PAC017-101-222000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150422T2000Z/
BURLINGTON NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAMDEN NJ-SALEM NJ-
MERCER NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-OCEAN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-BUCKS PA-
329 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR BURLINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER...
CAMDEN...EASTERN SALEM...MERCER...NORTHERN CUMBERLAND...OCEAN...
NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...MONMOUTH...NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTIES...
AT 324 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PRINCETON
MEADOWS TO MEDFORD TO MONROE TOWNSHIP...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOMS RIVER...TRENTON...VINELAND...LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...
LAKEWOOD...PEMBERTON...BENSALEM...JACKSON...HOWELL...EVESHAM...
MOUNT LAUREL...MARLBORO...MANALAPAN...EWING...WILLINGBORO...
VOORHEES...MEDFORD...BARNEGAT AND TINTON FALLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 71 MPH
WITH THESE STORMS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE
SHOWERS IN LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION. VERY FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES
ARE BEING REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4007 7404 4006 7412 4005 7405 3979 7410
4001 7409 3999 7414 3999 7411 3981 7417
3979 7413 3980 7417 3974 7420 3976 7410
3975 7410 3963 7426 3957 7423 3955 7510
3972 7504 4013 7495 4029 7485 4038 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 270DEG 43KT 4031 7457 3991 7479 3967 7495
$$
JRK090
WWUS51 KPHI 221942
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015
NJC011-033-PAC017-101-221949-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150422T2000Z/
SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-BUCKS PA-
342 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SALEM...NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND...NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3955 7496 3990 7469 4032 7461 4038 7397
4007 7404 4006 7412 4005 7405 3979 7410
4001 7409 3999 7414 3999 7411 3981 7417
3979 7413 3980 7417 3974 7420 3976 7410
3975 7410 3963 7426 3957 7423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 270DEG 43KT 4031 7433 3991 7456 3967 7472
$$
NJC001-005-007-015-021-023-025-029-222000-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150422T2000Z/
BURLINGTON NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAMDEN NJ-MERCER NJ-
OCEAN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-
342 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN
GLOUCESTER...SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...OCEAN...
NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES...
AT 339 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM YORKETOWN TO
PRESIDENTIAL LAKES TO NEAR HAMMONTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TOMS RIVER...LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...LAKEWOOD...JACKSON...
HOWELL...MARLBORO...MANALAPAN...BARNEGAT...TINTON FALLS...HOLMDEL...
HAMMONTON...RED BANK...BEACHWOOD...TABERNACLE...SHAMONG...
MANASQUAN...HIGHTSTOWN...POINT PLEASANT BEACH AND BUENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS THEY
MOVED OVER PHILADELPHIA INTO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. PHILADELPHIA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 71 MPH. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE SHOWERS IN LITTLE OR NO
PRECIPITATION. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE BEING REPORTED WITH
THESE STORMS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3955 7496 3990 7469 4032 7461 4038 7397
4007 7404 4006 7412 4005 7405 3979 7410
4001 7409 3999 7414 3999 7411 3981 7417
3979 7413 3980 7417 3974 7420 3976 7410
3975 7410 3963 7426 3957 7423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 270DEG 43KT 4031 7433 3991 7456 3967 7472
$$
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Apr 22, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 113 min |
| Apr 22, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 2 hr | |
| Apr 22, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 20 min |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Apr 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 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.