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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 18, 2016Salem County, New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2016, 4:14 PM EDT for Salem County, New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 46 min. 8 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 18, 2016, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 18, 4:18 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 50Stanton, DE
Jul 18, 4:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNewport, DESOME TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 18, 4:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWilmington Manor, DELARGE TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 18, 4:26 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 53New Castle County Airpo, DE
Jul 18, 4:26 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 54New Castle County Airpo, DE
Jul 18, 4:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Wilmington, DELARGE TREE COMPLETELY TOPPLED OVER AND ONTO A DRIVEWAY AND ROAD. THIS OCCURRED IN THE RICHARDSON PARK AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
Jul 18, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWilmington, DESEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS SNAPPED OFF.
Jul 18, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 50Wilmington, DE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 18, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 182 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 200 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

804 
WUUS51 KPHI 182014
SVRPHI
DEC003-NJC033-182100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0113.160718T2014Z-160718T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
414 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  NORTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 414 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PIKE
  CREEK... OR NEAR NEWARK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WILMINGTON...NEWARK...PENNSVILLE...CARNEYS POINT...ELSMERE...
  NEW CASTLE...PENNS GROVE...SALEM...NEWPORT...WILMINGTON MANOR...
  GREENVILLE...DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE...PIKE CREEK...HOCKESSIN...
  STANTON...NORTH STAR...BEAR...BELLEFONTE...BROOKSIDE AND EDGEMOOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 7569 3976 7540 3975 7538 3971 7536
      3952 7545 3968 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 286DEG 17KT 3972 7569 

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

PO
1 follow-up statement
505 
WWUS51 KPHI 182044
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
444 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

DEC003-NJC033-182100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160718T2100Z/
NEW CASTLE DE-SALEM NJ-
444 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN NEW CASTLE AND NORTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 443 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NEW
CASTLE...OR NEAR WILMINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILMINGTON...NEWARK...PENNSVILLE...CARNEYS POINT...ELSMERE...NEW
CASTLE...
PENNS GROVE...SALEM...NEWPORT...WILMINGTON MANOR...DELAWARE MEMORIAL
BRIDGE...STANTON...BEAR...BELLEFONTE...BROOKSIDE AND EDGEMOOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3978 7555 3977 7554 3977 7551 3976 7540
      3975 7538 3973 7538 3971 7536 3952 7545
      3967 7575
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 290DEG 14KT 3966 7558 

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

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 4:04 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI12 hr
Jul 18, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex63 min
Jul 18, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon39 min
Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon50 min
Jul 18, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester49 min
Jul 18, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem56 min
Jul 18, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset38 min
Jul 18, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem2 hr
Jul 18, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISalem38 min
Jul 18, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Jul 18, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden43 min
Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI60 min
Jul 18, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI83 min
Jul 18, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland, Salem53 min
Jul 18, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI116 min
Jul 18, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean24 min
Jul 18, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Jul 18, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Jul 18, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex47 min
Jul 18, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle57 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.