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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 21, 2016New Castle County, Delaware; Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2016, 1:52 PM EDT for New Castle County, Delaware; Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 53 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
Jun 21, 2016, 1:52 PM EDT (17:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 21, 2:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGStill Pond, MDMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ROADWAY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 15 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2016-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1292 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2016-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
1292 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

696 
WUUS51 KPHI 211752
SVRPHI
DEC003-MDC015-029-035-211845-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0058.160621T1752Z-160621T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
152 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  NORTHERN KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 151 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOLLYWOOD BEACH TO NEAR BETTERTON TO 7 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF BOWLEYS QUARTERS...MOVING EAST 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...
  MIDDLETOWN...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...NORTH EAST...DELAWARE CITY...
  CHARLESTOWN...CHURCH HILL...CECILTON...MILLINGTON...BETTERTON...
  OLD TOWN...CAYOTS...KENNEDYVILLE...BOHEMIAS MILLS...
  DELANEY CORNER...PORT PENN...WARWICK...HOLLYWOOD BEACH...
  MASSEY AND MORGNEC.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
      3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7606 3942 7600
      3946 7601 3952 7598 3954 7602 3960 7601
      3956 7552 3930 7573 3929 7576 3925 7577
      3912 7598 3916 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 284DEG 14KT 3952 7594 3935 7612 3925 7628 

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

ROBERTSON
1 follow-up statement
148 
WWUS51 KPHI 211821
SVSPHI

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
221 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

DEC003-MDC015-029-035-211845-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-160621T1845Z/
NEW CASTLE DE-KENT MD-CECIL MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
221 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTHERN KENT...SOUTHEASTERN CECIL AND
NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...

AT 220 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOHEMIAS MILLS TO KENNEDYVILLE TO NEAR
LANGFORD... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLETOWN...CHESTERTOWN...CHURCH HILL...CECILTON...MILLINGTON...
BETTERTON...OLD TOWN...SASSAFRAS...MOUNT PLEASANT...KENNEDYVILLE...
BOHEMIAS MILLS...NEWTOWN...DELANEY CORNER...CRUMPTON...PORT PENN...
LANGFORD...WARWICK...MASSEY...MORGNEC AND TOWNSEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
      3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7606 3945 7596
      3956 7552 3930 7573 3929 7576 3925 7577
      3912 7598 3916 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 284DEG 14KT 3949 7580 3932 7598 3922 7614 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

LR/LF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 3:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Sussex83 min
Jun 21, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle58 min
Jun 21, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex54 min
Jun 21, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex65 min
Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex54 min
Jun 21, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex53 min
Jun 21, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex62 min
Jun 21, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex54 min
Jun 21, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Sussex40 min
Jun 21, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's, Talbot67 min
Jun 21, 2:32 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's, Talbot28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 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.