Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2016, 12:29 PM EST for 4 counties in Pennsylvania; 9 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 46 min. 21 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
- Feb 16, 2016, 12:29 PM EST (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 46 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, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 12:33 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Clayton, NJ | MULTIPLE TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON DELSEA DR |
| Feb 16, 12:35 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 57 | West Deptford Twp, NJ | |
| Feb 16, 12:36 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Deptford Twp, NJ | DOWNED TREES AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON DELSEA DR |
| Feb 16, 12:36 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Woodbury Heights, NJ | POWER POLES BLOWN OVER AND BLOCKING ROADWAY. |
| Feb 16, 12:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Woodbury, NJ | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON COOPER ST |
| Feb 16, 12:38 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 47 | Philadelphia Intl Airpo, PA | A 47 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE. |
| Feb 16, 12:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Bellmawr, NJ | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Feb 16, 12:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Bellmawr, NJ | ROOF DAMAGE TO 4 SEPERATE HOMES |
| Feb 16, 12:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Brooklawn, NJ | POWER LINES AND A TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 130 NORTHBOUND BETWEEN ROUTE 47 CR-551. |
| Feb 16, 12:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Westville, NJ | TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH SIDING AND ROOF DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES. |
| Feb 16, 12:41 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Highland Park, NJ | SPORTS SCOREBOARD FOR GLOUCESTER CITY HIGH SCHOOL BLOWN OVER |
| Feb 16, 12:42 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Gloucester City, NJ | SEVERAL TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN GLOUCESTER CITY |
| Feb 16, 12:44 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Camden, NJ | TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN ONTO ITS SIDE ON THE CAMDEN SIDE OF THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE AS A SQUALL LINE MOVED THROUGH. |
| Feb 16, 12:46 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Camden, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN CAMDEN |
| Feb 16, 12:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Port Richmond, PA | 5 HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED AT BELGRADE AND CAMBRIA STREETS. |
| Feb 16, 12:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Holmesburg, PA | ROOF OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BUILDING PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF. LOCATED ON DITMAN STREET. |
| Feb 16, 12:52 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ne Philadelphia, PA | SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A ROOF. WIND GUST ESTIMATED TO AROUND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 16, 12:53 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 50 | Ne Philadelphia Airport, PA | A 50 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE. |
| Feb 16, 12:54 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Somerton, PA | LARGE TREE SNAPPED AT THE BASE AND FELL ONTO THE PATIO OF A HOME. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Feb 16, 12:56 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Feasterville, PA | A VERY LARGE TREE BLOWN OVER ONTO A HOME. |
| Feb 16, 1:06 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ne Philadelphia, PA | SHINGLES OFF ROOF...WIND ESTIMATED ABOUT 50 MPH |
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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
179
WUUS51 KPHI 161729
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-011-015-019-021-029-033-PAC017-045-091-101-161815-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0001.160216T1729Z-160216T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1229 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
EAST CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
EASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EST
* AT 1228 PM EST...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
ROYERSFORD TO ELMER TO NEAR LAUREL LAKE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 75
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...CAMDEN...VINELAND...ATLANTIC CITY...
MILLVILLE...GLOUCESTER CITY...CUMBERLAND...CHERRY HILL...
BENSALEM...EVESHAM...MOUNT LAUREL...EWING...NORRISTOWN...CHESTER...
WILLINGBORO...DEPTFORD...VOORHEES...MEDFORD AND WEST DEPTFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO LIGHTNING WITH THESE
STORMS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3940 7448 3939 7441 3934 7446 3932 7486
3926 7489 3919 7515 3958 7522 3998 7546
4006 7537 4018 7554 4059 7524 4073 7496
4073 7495 4038 7473 4039 7463 4019 7456
4018 7461 3977 7439 3943 7441 3943 7436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 201DEG 65KT 4021 7552 3959 7514 3933 7510
$$
JRK/MJG1 follow-up statement
490
WWUS51 KPHI 161748
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1248 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
NJC011-029-033-PAC045-161755-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1815Z/
SALEM NJ-OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
1248 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SALEM...SOUTHERN
OCEAN...CUMBERLAND AND EASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3947 7493 3957 7507 4026 7536 4053 7529
4058 7525 4061 7520 4059 7518 4073 7496
4038 7473 4039 7463 4038 7462 4034 7463
4031 7460 4020 7456 4018 7461 3998 7450
3973 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 196DEG 68KT 4034 7532 3997 7511 3961 7497
$$
NJC001-005-007-015-019-021-PAC017-091-101-161815-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160216T1815Z/
CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
BURLINGTON NJ-BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
1248 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EST
FOR CAMDEN...EASTERN GLOUCESTER...MERCER...HUNTERDON...NORTHWESTERN
ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...BUCKS...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES...
AT 1245 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
SOUDERTON TO BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE TO NEAR MONROE TOWNSHIP...MOVING
NORTH AT 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST SEGMENT WITHIN THE LINE OF STORM IS
CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH WESTERN CAMDEN AND PHILADELPHIA.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...CAMDEN...VINELAND...GLOUCESTER CITY...CHERRY
HILL...BENSALEM...EVESHAM...MOUNT LAUREL...EWING...WILLINGBORO...
DEPTFORD...VOORHEES...MEDFORD...GLASSBORO...LINDENWOLD...LANSDALE...
HAMMONTON...EAST NORRITON AND LUMBERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
THERE IS LITTLE TO NO LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. 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 3947 7493 3957 7507 4026 7536 4053 7529
4058 7525 4061 7520 4059 7518 4073 7496
4038 7473 4039 7463 4038 7462 4034 7463
4031 7460 4020 7456 4018 7461 3998 7450
3973 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 196DEG 68KT 4034 7532 3997 7511 3961 7497
$$
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 11:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 60 min |
| Feb 16, 12:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and 2 more | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 12:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and 2 more | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 12:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 12:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:22 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Bucks, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:04 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PHI | Chester | 13 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Somerset and 1 more | 116 min |
| Feb 16, 1:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and 3 more | 94 min |
| Feb 16, 1:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 1:39 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 51 min | |
| Feb 16, 1:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Sussex | 38 min |
| Feb 16, 2:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 91 min | |
| Feb 16, 3:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 60 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
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.