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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 19, 20164 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2016, 11:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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
Jul 19, 2016, 11:35 PM EDT (03:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2016, 12:30 AM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:36 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 965 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2016-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 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
965 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1760 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

025 
WUUS51 KPHI 200335
SVRPHI
MDC011-029-035-041-200430-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0118.160720T0335Z-160720T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1135 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  NORTH CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  CENTRAL CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT

* AT 1134 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  CENTREVILLE... OR OVER CENTERVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
  EASTON...CENTERVILLE...DENTON...CENTREVILLE...RIDGELY...
  QUEEN ANNE...JUMPTOWN...STARR...SKIPTON...WYE MILLS...CARVILLE...
  GRIFFIN...MATTHEWS...CORDOVA...QUEENSTOWN AND HILLSBORO.

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 3912 7610 3888 7574 3873 7608 3899 7618
      3900 7617 3901 7618 3906 7620
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 327DEG 14KT 3902 7610 

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

ROBERTSON
1 follow-up statement
604 
WWUS51 KPHI 200401
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1201 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2016

MDC011-029-035-041-200430-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0118.000000T0000Z-160720T0430Z/
KENT MD-TALBOT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-CAROLINE MD-
1201 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN KENT...NORTH CENTRAL TALBOT...CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND
CENTRAL CAROLINE COUNTIES...

AT 1200 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WYE
MILLS...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF CENTERVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
EASTON...CENTERVILLE...DENTON...CENTREVILLE...RIDGELY...QUEEN ANNE...
JUMPTOWN...STARR...SKIPTON...WYE MILLS...CARVILLE...GRIFFIN...
MATTHEWS...CORDOVA...QUEENSTOWN AND HILLSBORO.

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.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

ANOTHER SEVERE STORM MAY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THIS WARNING FROM THE NORTH BEFORE IT EXPIRES.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 7610 3888 7574 3873 7608 3899 7618
      3900 7617 3901 7618 3906 7620
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 327DEG 14KT 3893 7603 

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

ROBERTSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHITalbot24 min
Jul 19, 11:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's37 min
Jul 19, 11:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot60 min
Jul 19, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's49 min
Jul 20, 12:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot4 hr
Jul 20, 12:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline44 min
Jul 20, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's43 min
Jul 20, 1:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline49 min
Jul 20, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's46 min
Jul 20, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.