Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2016, 7:40 PM EDT for Atlantic County, Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 7, 2016, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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 7, 8:17 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 42 | Tuckerton, NJ | 36 KNOT GUST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
656
WUUS51 KPHI 072340
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-029-080030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0027.160407T2340Z-160408T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
740 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 738 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED OVER MIZPAH...OR 7 MILES EAST OF VINELAND...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE STRONG WINDS MAY NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MAYS LANDING AROUND 745 PM EDT.
ELWOOD-MAGNOLIA AROUND 750 PM EDT.
POMONA AND BATSTO AROUND 755 PM EDT.
EGG HARBOR CITY AROUND 800 PM EDT.
PORT REPUBLIC...NEW GRETNA AND WADING RIVER AROUND 805 PM EDT.
TUCKERTON AND BASS RIVER STATE FOREST AROUND 810 PM EDT.
WARREN GROVE AROUND 815 PM EDT.
BEACH HAVEN WEST AND BROOKVILLE AROUND 820 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OCEAN
ACRES...LINWOOD...MANAHAWKIN...WARETOWN...MYSTIC ISLAND AND FOLSOM.
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.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
&&
LAT...LON 3980 7409 3981 7417 3977 7410 3975 7420
3976 7410 3970 7416 3971 7413 3970 7415
3950 7434 3956 7441 3941 7440 3942 7436
3949 7431 3947 7431 3939 7438 3932 7452
3932 7486 3953 7496 3989 7408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 242DEG 46KT 3945 7485
$$
GORSE2 follow-up statements
664
WWUS51 KPHI 080005
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
805 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
NJC001-005-029-080030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160408T0030Z/
ATLANTIC NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
805 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL ATLANTIC...SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON
COUNTIES...
AT 804 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WADING RIVER...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF ATLANTIC CITY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BASS RIVER STATE FOREST AROUND 810 PM EDT.
WARREN GROVE AROUND 820 PM EDT.
BROOKVILLE AROUND 825 PM EDT.
BARNEGAT AROUND 830 PM EDT.
THE STRONG WINDS MAY NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OCEAN
ACRES...MANAHAWKIN...WARETOWN AND MYSTIC ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3980 7409 3981 7417 3977 7410 3975 7420
3976 7410 3970 7416 3971 7413 3970 7415
3950 7434 3956 7441 3941 7440 3942 7436
3949 7431 3947 7431 3939 7438 3961 7477
3989 7408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 230DEG 42KT 3965 7455
$$
GORSE074
WWUS51 KPHI 080022
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
822 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
NJC001-005-029-080032-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160408T0030Z/
ATLANTIC NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
822 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 830 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
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 3980 7409 3981 7417 3977 7410 3975 7420
3976 7410 3970 7416 3971 7413 3970 7415
3950 7434 3956 7441 3941 7440 3942 7436
3949 7431 3947 7431 3939 7438 3961 7477
3989 7408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 242DEG 46KT 3965 7455
$$
GORSEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:07 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Salem | 5 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:41 AM EDT | Gale Warning | PHI | 14 hr | |
| Apr 7, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 54 min |
| Apr 7, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren | 56 min |
| Apr 7, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Middlesex | 56 min |
| Apr 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 33 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 39 min | |
| Apr 7, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 51 min | |
| Apr 7, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 48 min | |
| Apr 7, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.