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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 21, 2016Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT for Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 35 min. 3 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
Jun 21, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 21, 3:02 PM EDTHAIL 1Barnegat Twp, NJIMAGE SENT TO NWS. TIME 3-305PM.
Jun 21, 3:10 PM EDTHAIL 1Waretown, NJ
Jun 21, 3:18 PM EDTHAIL 1.252 E Barnegat Twp, NJOBSERVED ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY BETWEEN EXIT 67A AND 67B

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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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°0°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.

887 
WUUS51 KPHI 211855
SVRPHI
NJC029-211930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0062.160621T1855Z-160621T1930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 254 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  BROOKVILLE... OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING EAST AT
  25 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...
  BARNEGAT...BROOKVILLE...WARREN GROVE...OLD HALFWAY...BAMBER LAKE...
  MANAHAWKIN...OCEAN ACRES AND WARETOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7411 3970 7439 3977 7439 3986 7444
      3989 7444 3992 7406
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 267DEG 22KT 3980 7428 

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

LF
1 follow-up statement
514 
WWUS51 KPHI 211916
SVSPHI

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

NJC029-211930-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160621T1930Z/
OCEAN NJ-
316 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY...

AT 315 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF BARNEGAT...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF TOMS RIVER...MOVING EAST AT 25
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...
BARNEGAT...BEACH HAVEN WEST...OCEAN ACRES...MANAHAWKIN AND WARETOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7411 3969 7430 3977 7431 3988 7422
      3988 7407
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 267DEG 22KT 3981 7411 

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

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 StatementPHIAtlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem83 min
Jun 21, 3:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren47 min
Jun 21, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon63 min
Jun 21, 6:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean59 min
Jun 21, 6:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean46 min
Jun 21, 6:48 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI9 hr
Jun 21, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland58 min
Jun 21, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jun 21, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland54 min
Jun 21, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jun 21, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Jun 21, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May, Cumberland54 min
Jun 21, 3:40 PM EDTTornado WarningPHICape May24 min
Jun 21, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI89 min
Jun 21, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI83 min
Jun 21, 3:56 PM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPHI17 hr
Jun 21, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean39 min
Jun 21, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 21, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI87 min
Jun 21, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean30 min
Jun 21, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth46 min
Jun 21, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer51 min
Jun 21, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer40 min
Jun 21, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI48 min
Jun 21, 7:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth4 hr
Jun 21, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICape May39 min
Jun 21, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 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.