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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 26, 20164 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2016, 1:22 AM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 42 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
Apr 26, 2016, 1:22 AM EDT (05:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2016, 2:04 AM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:23 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 182 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2016-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2016-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1798 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

325 
WUUS51 KPHI 260522
SVRPHI
NJC001-005-007-029-260615-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0030.160426T0522Z-160426T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
122 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  EASTERN ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 215 AM EDT

* AT 120 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR ATSION TO BRIGANTINE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
  THERE IS ALSO A STRONGER CELL MOVING THROUGH BURLINGTON COUNTY
  THAT WILL MOVE INTO OCEAN COUNTY.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BRIGANTINE AROUND 125 AM EDT. 
  CHATSWORTH AND PENN STATE FOREST AROUND 145 AM EDT. 
  OLD HALFWAY AROUND 155 AM EDT. 
  BAMBER LAKE AROUND 205 AM EDT. 
  PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD AROUND 210 AM EDT. 
  TOMS RIVER...BEACHWOOD...SEASIDE HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH AND 
  HOLIDAY CITY-BERKELEY AROUND 215 AM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MANAHAWKIN...ISLAND HEIGHTS...SILVER RIDGE...GILFORD PARK...OCEAN ACRES...
HOLIDAY HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY...WARETOWN...SOUTH TOMS RIVER AND MYSTIC
ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7412 3943 7432 3935 7443 3977 7486
      4004 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 247DEG 31KT 3976 7478 3939 7435 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

ROBERTSON
2 follow-up statements
880 
WWUS51 KPHI 260548
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
148 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016

NJC001-007-260555-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160426T0615Z/
CAMDEN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
148 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CAMDEN AND
EASTERN ATLANTIC COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3968 7412 3947 7429 3983 7467 4004 7406
      4001 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 243DEG 27KT 3986 7464 3945 7413 

$$

NJC005-029-260615-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160426T0615Z/
OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
148 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL OCEAN AND EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 145 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TABERNACLE TO 13 MILES EAST OF
BRIGANTINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OLD HALFWAY AROUND 205 AM EDT. 
  PINE RIDGE AT CRESTWOOD...BAMBER LAKE AND HOLIDAY CITY-BERKELEY 
  AROUND 215 AM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
MANAHAWKIN...ISLAND HEIGHTS...SILVER RIDGE...GILFORD PARK...OCEAN ACRES...
HOLIDAY HEIGHTS...HOLIDAY CITY...WARETOWN...SOUTH TOMS RIVER AND MYSTIC
ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7412 3947 7429 3983 7467 4004 7406
      4001 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 243DEG 27KT 3986 7464 3945 7413 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

ROBERTSON
266 
WWUS51 KPHI 260604
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
204 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016

NJC005-029-260614-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160426T0615Z/
OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
204 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OCEAN AND EAST CENTRAL
BURLINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 3968 7412 3947 7429 3983 7467 4004 7406
      4001 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 247DEG 31KT 3991 7450 3949 7399 

$$

ROBERTSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 12:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem41 min
Apr 26, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Ocean66 min
Apr 26, 12:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester49 min
Apr 26, 1:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren47 min
Apr 26, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean41 min
Apr 26, 2:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris, Warren35 min
Apr 26, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer, Middlesex, Somerset60 min
Apr 26, 3:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Somerset45 min
Apr 26, 3:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth43 min
Apr 26, 3:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Apr 26, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden24 min
Apr 26, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington31 min
Apr 26, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean23 min
Apr 26, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIOcean26 min
Apr 26, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI35 min
Apr 26, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer33 min
Apr 26, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean28 min
Apr 26, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.