Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 30, 2016, 5:48 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 5 counties in New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It was in force for 42 min. 7 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
- Oct 30, 2016, 5:48 PM EDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2016, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Abington Twp, PA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cheltenham Twp, PA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jenkintown, PA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Oct 30, 6:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | Philadelphia Intl Airpo, PA | |
| Oct 30, 6:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | Pennsauken, NJ | TIME EST FM TPHL |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Se Wissinoming, NJ | |
| Oct 30, 6:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | Moorestown, NJ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
375
WUUS51 KPHI 302148
SVRPHI
DEC003-NJC005-007-015-021-033-PAC017-029-045-091-101-302230-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0192.161030T2148Z-161030T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
548 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
WEST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
NORTH CENTRAL SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 547 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM COLLEGEVILLE TO WEST CHESTER TO KENNETT SQUARE...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WEST NORRITON...COLLEGEVILLE...TRAPPE...CHEYNEY AND VALLEY FORGE
AROUND 550 PM EDT.
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...EAST NORRITON...CONSHOHOCKEN...GRADYVILLE...
LIMA...KING OF PRUSSIA AND PAOLI AROUND 555 PM EDT.
NEWTOWN SQUARE...BROOMALL...PLYMOUTH MEETING AND CONCORDVILLE AROUND
600 PM EDT.
WILMINGTON...AMBLER...SWARTHMORE...PENNS GROVE...ARDEN...NETHER
PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP...TROUT LAKE...CHELSEA...BRYN MAWR AND RADNOR
TOWNSHIP AROUND 605 PM EDT.
YEADON...HATBORO...FOLCROFT...JENKINTOWN...NARBERTH...EAST
LANSDOWNE... ABINGTON...WILLOW GROVE...DREXEL HILL AND MORRIS PARK
AROUND 610 PM EDT.
CHESTER...NATIONAL PARK...ROCKLEDGE...BRYN ATHYN...IVYLAND...
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA...BECKETT...ROXBOROUGH AND GERMANTOWN
AROUND 615 PM EDT.
PHILADELPHIA...WESTVILLE...SWEDESBORO...BROOKLAWN...FEASTERVILLE-
TREVOSE...FEASTERVILLE...BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE...GIBBSTOWN...CENTER
CITY AND KENSINGTON AROUND 620 PM EDT.
CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER CITY...BENSALEM...WEST DEPTFORD...BELLMAWR...
PAULSBORO...BEVERLY...NEWTOWN...LANGHORNE AND AUDUBON PARK AROUND
625 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
ORELAND...MARCUS HOOK...LAWNSIDE...BARRINGTON...WOODLYN...BOOTHWYN...
TRAINER...SPRINGFIELD...WEST CONSHOHOCKEN AND EDGEWATER PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ .
&&
LAT...LON 3997 7564 4025 7546 4025 7474 3992 7494
3970 7524 3978 7586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 274DEG 36KT 4019 7543 3997 7557 3983 7572
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
968
WWUS51 KPHI 302206
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
606 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016
NJC021-PAC029-302215-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-161030T2230Z/
MERCER NJ-CHESTER PA-
606 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MERCER AND
EASTERN CHESTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3984 7560 4025 7515 4020 7477 3992 7494
3970 7524 3977 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 283DEG 41KT 4014 7511 3994 7527 3977 7552
$$
DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC017-045-091-101-302230-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-161030T2230Z/
NEW CASTLE DE-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-SALEM NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
BUCKS PA-DELAWARE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
606 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN
GLOUCESTER...NORTH CENTRAL SALEM...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS...DELAWARE...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES...
AT 605 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WILLOW GROVE TO EAST LANSDOWNE TO NEAR WILMINGTON...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST DEPTFORD...HATBORO...PAULSBORO...JENKINTOWN...
NATIONAL PARK...ROCKLEDGE...ABINGTON...BRYN ATHYN AND IVYLAND
AROUND 610 PM EDT.
CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER CITY...BENSALEM...DEPTFORD...BELLMAWR...
WOODBURY...RIVERSIDE...WESTVILLE...WOODBURY HEIGHTS AND BROOKLAWN
AROUND 615 PM EDT.
WILLINGBORO...PALMYRA...MAGNOLIA...BEVERLY...AUDUBON PARK...GOLDEN
TRIANGLE...CHERRY HILL MALL...LEVITTOWN AND GIBBSTOWN AROUND 620 PM
EDT.
CHERRY HILL...BURLINGTON...BRISTOL...TULLYTOWN...SPRINGDALE...
ASHLAND...GREENTREE...MULLICA HILL...BARCLAY-KINGSTON AND
FLORENCE-ROEBLING AROUND 625 PM EDT.
MARLTON AROUND 630 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
ORELAND...MARCUS HOOK...LAWNSIDE...BARRINGTON...WOODLYN...BOOTHWYN...
TRAINER...SPRINGFIELD...WEST CONSHOHOCKEN AND EDGEWATER PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MOUNT HOLLY NJ .
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 3984 7560 4025 7515 4020 7477 3992 7494
3970 7524 3977 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 283DEG 41KT 4014 7511 3994 7527 3977 7552
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MPS443
WWUS51 KPHI 302224
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
624 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016
DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC017-045-091-101-302233-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-161030T2230Z/
NEW CASTLE DE-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-SALEM NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
BUCKS PA-DELAWARE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
624 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE...
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER...NORTH CENTRAL
SALEM...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS...DELAWARE...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630
PM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MOUNT HOLLY NJ .
LAT...LON 3984 7560 4025 7515 4020 7477 3992 7494
3970 7524 3977 7569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 274DEG 36KT 4014 7511 3994 7527 3977 7552
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 22 min |
| Oct 30, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Bucks | 19 min |
| Oct 30, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 44 min |
| Oct 30, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester | 25 min |
| Oct 30, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 48 min |
| Oct 30, 4:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 34 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 42 min |
| Oct 30, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 35 min |
| Oct 30, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon | 31 min |
| Oct 30, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 33 min |
| Oct 30, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Salem | 51 min |
| Oct 30, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Oct 30, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Monmouth and 2 more | 46 min |
| Oct 30, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 35 min | |
| Oct 30, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 17 min |
| Oct 30, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 35 min | |
| Oct 30, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 24 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 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.