Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2016, 12:14 AM EDT for 6 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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
- Apr 3, 2016, 12:14 AM EDT (04:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 12:29 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | Atlantic City Intl Airp, NJ | |
| Apr 3, 12:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | Ocean County Airport, 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 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KPHI 030414
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-009-011-029-030445-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0022.160403T0414Z-160403T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1214 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHERN CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
* AT 1212 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEISURETOWNE TO NEAR MAYS LANDING TO
BELLEPLAIN FOREST...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PRESIDENTIAL LAKES ESTATES...POMONA...PRESIDENTIAL LAKES...CHATSWORTH
AND BROWNS MILLS AROUND 1220 AM EDT.
PLEASANTVILLE...ABSECON...OLD HALFWAY AND WADING RIVER AROUND 1225
AM EDT.
SOMERS POINT...NORTHFIELD...LAKEHURST...PORT REPUBLIC...BAMBER LAKE...
WHITING...CEDAR GLEN LAKES AND NEW GRETNA AROUND 1230 AM EDT.
TUCKERTON...HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH...PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD...HOLIDAY
CITY-BERKELEY...PLEASANT PLAINS AND LEISURE VILLAGE WEST-PINE LAKE
PARK AROUND 1235 AM EDT.
ATLANTIC CITY...BEACHWOOD AND BRIGANTINE AROUND 1240 AM EDT.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS...DOVER BEACHES SOUTH AND DOVER BEACHES NORTH
AROUND 1245 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CRESTWOOD VILLAGE...GILFORD PARK...HOLIDAY HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY...SOUTH
TOMS RIVER...COUNTRY LAKE ESTATES...MYSTIC ISLAND...MANAHAWKIN...ISLAND
HEIGHTS AND SILVER RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
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 3977 7410 3975 7420 3974 7419 3976 7410
3975 7410 3950 7434 3956 7441 3941 7440
3942 7436 3949 7431 3947 7431 3939 7437
3933 7468 3929 7455 3921 7466 3921 7500
3947 7478 3994 7472 4006 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 262DEG 51KT 3988 7466 3948 7471 3928 7488
$$
DRAG1 follow-up statement
868
WWUS51 KPHI 030436
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1236 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016
NJC007-009-011-030444-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160403T0445Z/
CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
1236 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...NORTHERN
CAPE MAY AND SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3982 7409 3982 7416 3979 7410 3981 7417
3978 7410 3975 7420 3977 7411 3973 7415
3976 7410 3975 7410 3950 7434 3956 7441
3941 7440 3949 7431 3941 7436 3936 7454
3970 7461 3999 7443 4005 7406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 249DEG 50KT 4001 7427 3976 7438 3961 7433 3942
7450
$$
NJC001-005-029-030445-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160403T0445Z/
ATLANTIC NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
1236 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC...OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON
COUNTIES...
AT 1234 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEISURE
VILLAGE WEST-PINE LAKE PARK TO WARREN GROVE TO TUCKERTON TO
ABSECON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TOMS RIVER...BEACHWOOD...LAKEHURST...LEISURE VILLAGE EAST...BEACH
HAVEN WEST...PLEASANT PLAINS...LEISURE VILLAGE WEST-PINE LAKE PARK...
HOLIDAY CITY-BERKELEY...HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH AND BAMBER LAKE AROUND
1240 AM EDT.
BARNEGAT...DOVER BEACHES NORTH AND DOVER BEACHES SOUTH AROUND 1245
AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CRESTWOOD VILLAGE...MANAHAWKIN...ISLAND HEIGHTS...SILVER RIDGE...GILFORD
PARK...OCEAN ACRES...HOLIDAY HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY...WARETOWN AND SOUTH
TOMS RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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 3982 7409 3982 7416 3979 7410 3981 7417
3978 7410 3975 7420 3977 7411 3973 7415
3976 7410 3975 7410 3950 7434 3956 7441
3941 7440 3949 7431 3941 7436 3936 7454
3970 7461 3999 7443 4005 7406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 249DEG 50KT 4001 7427 3976 7438 3961 7433 3942
7450
$$
DRAGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 88 min |
| Apr 2, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 88 min | |
| Apr 2, 11:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 65 min | |
| Apr 2, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 12:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 22 min |
| Apr 3, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Union | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 52 min | |
| Apr 3, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 60 min | |
| Apr 3, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth | 21 min |
| Apr 3, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 14 min |
| Apr 3, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Ocean | 8 min |
| Apr 3, 1:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 33 min | |
| Apr 3, 5:45 AM EDT | Low Water Advisory | PHI | 9 hr | |
| Apr 3, 11:34 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:37 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 4 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:07 PM EDT | Low Water Advisory | PHI | 113 min | |
| Apr 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:54 PM EDT | Gale Watch | PHI | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 3:54 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 5 hr |
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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.