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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 20, 2015Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2015, 9:35 PM EDT for Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 55 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
Jun 20, 2015, 9:35 PM EDT (01:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2015, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Caroline County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 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
Jun 20, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2015-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 261 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 2015-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
261 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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

919 
WUUS51 KPHI 210135
SVRPHI
MDC011-041-210230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0050.150621T0135Z-150621T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
935 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 932 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE 
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 
  MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CALVERT COUNTY MARYLAND AND 
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EASTON...TALBOT...DENTON...FEDERALSBURG...TRAPPE...ST. MICHAELS...
  PRESTON...OXFORD...QUEEN ANNE...CHOPTANK...COPPERVILLE...HARMONY...
  TANYARD...SKIPTON...SMITHVILLE...AGNER...WINDYHILL...TILGHMAN
  ISLAND...GRIFFIN AND MATTHEWS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW 
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3886 7626 3879 7620 3886 7620
      3888 7610 3894 7610 3893 7574 3866 7572
      3870 7590 3857 7604 3868 7617 3868 7621
      3876 7622 3872 7630 3878 7629 3867 7634
      3873 7633 3876 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 238DEG 50KT 3850 7641 

$$

AMC
1 follow-up statement
402 
WWUS51 KPHI 210153
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
953 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

MDC011-041-210230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-150621T0230Z/
CAROLINE MD-TALBOT MD-
953 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR CAROLINE AND TALBOT COUNTIES...

AT 952 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR OXFORD...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASTON...TALBOT...DENTON...FEDERALSBURG...TRAPPE...ST. MICHAELS...
PRESTON...OXFORD...QUEEN ANNE...CHOPTANK...COPPERVILLE...HARMONY...
TANYARD...SKIPTON...SMITHVILLE...AGNER...WINDYHILL...TILGHMAN
ISLAND...GRIFFIN AND MATTHEWS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7633 3886 7626 3879 7620 3886 7620
      3888 7610 3894 7610 3893 7574 3866 7572
      3870 7590 3857 7604 3868 7617 3868 7621
      3876 7622 3872 7630 3878 7629 3867 7634
      3873 7633 3876 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 233DEG 40KT 3863 7620 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Cecil, Queen Anne's, Talbot3 hr
Jun 20, 9:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil56 min
Jun 20, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's63 min
Jun 20, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline46 min
Jun 21, 12:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil4 hr
Jun 21, 4:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's30 min
Jun 21, 5:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot4 hr

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.