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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 18, 20164 counties in Maryland; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Salem County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2016, 4:37 PM EDT for 4 counties in Maryland; Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Salem County, New Jersey. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2016, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Salem County, NJ

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 5:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGChurch Hill, MDTREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.

496 
WUUS51 KPHI 182037
SVRPHI
DEC001-003-MDC011-015-029-035-NJC033-182115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0114.160718T2037Z-160718T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  NORTHERN KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  NORTHERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  SOUTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 436 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  CHESTERTOWN... OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF ABERDEEN PROVING
  GROUND...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DOVER...MIDDLETOWN...SMYRNA...CHESTERTOWN...CAMDEN...CLAYTON...
  DELAWARE CITY...CHESWOLD...ROCK HALL...CHURCH HILL...CECILTON...
  MILLINGTON...SUDLERSVILLE...BETTERTON...HARTLY...BOHEMIAS MILLS...
  DELANEY CORNER...WARWICK...HOLLYWOOD BEACH AND MASSEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3942 7600
      3951 7598 3960 7561 3959 7556 3958 7556
      3958 7558 3951 7558 3949 7553 3952 7553
      3945 7550 3949 7555 3949 7559 3946 7559
      3927 7541 3912 7541 3910 7624 3915 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 282DEG 33KT 3926 7609 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
205 
WWUS51 KPHI 182104
SVSPHI

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

DEC001-003-MDC011-015-029-035-NJC033-182115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0114.000000T0000Z-160718T2115Z/
NEW CASTLE DE-KENT DE-KENT MD-CECIL MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-CAROLINE MD-
SALEM NJ-
504 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTHERN KENT...CENTRAL KENT...
SOUTHEASTERN CECIL...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHERN CAROLINE
AND SOUTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTIES...

AT 504 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BOHEMIAS
MILLS... OR NEAR MIDDLETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOVER...MIDDLETOWN...SMYRNA...CHESTERTOWN...CAMDEN...CLAYTON...
DELAWARE CITY...CHESWOLD...CHURCH HILL...CECILTON...MILLINGTON...
SUDLERSVILLE...HARTLY...OLD TOWN...CAYOTS...KENNEDYVILLE...
BOHEMIAS MILLS...DELANEY CORNER...WARWICK AND HOLLYWOOD BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3914 7623 3939 7599 3951 7598 3960 7561
      3959 7556 3958 7558 3951 7558 3949 7553
      3952 7553 3945 7550 3949 7555 3949 7559
      3946 7559 3927 7541 3912 7541 3910 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 272DEG 24KT 3948 7580 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil56 min
Jul 18, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil2 hr
Jul 18, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's57 min
Jul 18, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle46 min
Jul 18, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle53 min
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, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMiddlesex, Morris, Somerset38 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, 5:49 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

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.