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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 16, 2016Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2016, 3:03 PM EDT for Monmouth County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 42 min. 3 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 16, 2016, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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
Jul 16, 3:08 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Freehold, NJ
Jul 16, 3:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Freehold Twp, NJ	LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 16, 3:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	N Howell 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -203 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

679 
WUUS51 KPHI 161903
SVRPHI
NJC025-029-161945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0101.160716T1903Z-160716T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
303 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  NORTH CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 303 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FREEWOOD
  ACRES...OR 14 MILES WEST OF ASBURY PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...LAKEWOOD...JACKSON...HOWELL...
  MARLBORO...TINTON FALLS...HOLMDEL...RED BANK...MANASQUAN...
  HIGHLANDS...FARMINGDALE...ELBERON...ALLENWOOD...NAVESINK...
  COLLINGWOOD PARK...EAST FREEHOLD...VISTA CENTER...
  RAMTOWN AND LINCROFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 4029 7397 4014 7401 4006 7431 4023 7442
      4042 7404 4041 7399 4041 7398 4044 7399
      4045 7398 4043 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 245DEG 20KT 4018 7429 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SFJ

3 follow-up statements

930 
WWUS51 KPHI 161915
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

NJC025-029-161945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160716T1945Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
315 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONMOUTH AND NORTH CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTIES...

AT 314 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST
FREEHOLD... OR 11 MILES WEST OF ASBURY PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...HOWELL...MARLBORO...TINTON FALLS...
HOLMDEL...RED BANK...HIGHLANDS...FARMINGDALE...ELBERON...NAVESINK...
COLLINGWOOD PARK...EAST FREEHOLD...VISTA CENTER...LINCROFT...
JACKSONS MILLS...ADELPHIA...FREEWOOD ACRES...
WEST FREEHOLD AND ALLENWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 4029 7398 4016 7401 4013 7433 4024 7441
      4042 7404 4041 7399 4041 7398 4045 7398
      4043 7397 4029 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 236DEG 21KT 4024 7423 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SFJ

584 
WWUS51 KPHI 161928
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
328 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

NJC029-161937-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160716T1945Z/
OCEAN NJ-
328 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4030 7397 4025 7399 4019 7400 4019 7401
      4018 7431 4025 7439 4042 7404 4041 7398
      4044 7398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 236DEG 20KT 4030 7417 

$$

NJC025-161945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160716T1945Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-
328 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTY...

AT 327 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLMDEL...OR 9
MILES WEST OF LONG BRANCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...HOWELL...MARLBORO...TINTON FALLS...
HOLMDEL...RED BANK...HIGHLANDS...FARMINGDALE...ELBERON...NAVESINK...
COLLINGWOOD PARK...EAST FREEHOLD...LINCROFT...ADELPHIA...
WEST FREEHOLD...EATONTOWN...FREEHOLD...WEST LONG BRANCH AND RUMSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 4030 7397 4025 7399 4019 7400 4019 7401
      4018 7431 4025 7439 4042 7404 4041 7398
      4044 7398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 236DEG 20KT 4030 7417 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SFJ

041 
WWUS51 KPHI 161937
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
337 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

NJC025-161947-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-160716T1945Z/
MONMOUTH NJ-
337 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4030 7397 4025 7399 4019 7400 4019 7401
      4018 7431 4025 7439 4042 7404 4041 7398
      4044 7398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 245DEG 20KT 4030 7417 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	23 min
Jul 16, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	33 min
Jul 16, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth	31 min
Jul 16, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		57 min
Jul 16, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	50 min
Jul 16, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	32 min
Jul 16, 2:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	7 hr
Jul 16, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		92 min
Jul 16, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	47 min
Jul 16, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex	30 min
Jul 16, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	46 min
Jul 16, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Middlesex	28 min
Jul 16, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	26 min
Jul 16, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	52 min
Jul 16, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	30 min
Jul 16, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	30 min
Jul 16, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Ocean	37 min
Jul 16, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Camden	42 min
Jul 16, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	26 min
Jul 16, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	31 min
Jul 16, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean	43 min
Jul 16, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth, Ocean	44 min
Jul 16, 6:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	4 hr
Jul 16, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	31 min
Jul 16, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	27 min
Jul 16, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	50 min
Jul 16, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	33 min
Jul 16, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	23 min
Jul 16, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	36 min

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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.