Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2016, 6:27 PM EST for Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 48 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:27 PM EST (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Mount Laurel, NJ | A FEW TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY WITH POWER OUTAGES |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 495 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 559 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
159
WUUS51 KPHI 242327
SVRPHI
NJC005-007-015-PAC017-101-250015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0008.160224T2327Z-160225T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
627 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
EAST CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EST
* AT 626 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED OVER FRANKLINVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
VINELAND...AND MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER CITY...CHERRY HILL...EVESHAM...MOUNT LAUREL...
WILLINGBORO...VOORHEES...MEDFORD...GLASSBORO...LINDENWOLD...
LUMBERTON...FLORENCE...BELLMAWR...WOODBURY...BURLINGTON...
BRISTOL...MOUNT HOLLY...PITMAN...CLAYTON AND RIVERSIDE.
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.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 3958 7495 3968 7516 3996 7512 3998 7508
4002 7504 4002 7501 4005 7497 4008 7487
4010 7484 4013 7482 4012 7478 4014 7473
4011 7461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 197DEG 55KT 3960 7509
$$
AMC1 follow-up statement
513
WWUS51 KPHI 242359
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
659 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NJC007-015-PAC101-250007-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160225T0015Z/
CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
659 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CAMDEN...NORTHEASTERN
GLOUCESTER AND EAST CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3981 7481 4001 7501 4008 7487 4010 7484
4012 7478 4014 7473 4011 7461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 197DEG 55KT 4007 7490
$$
NJC005-PAC017-250015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160225T0015Z/
BURLINGTON NJ-BUCKS PA-
659 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTIES...
AT 657 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED OVER BEVERLY...OR 12 MILES EAST OF PHILADELPHIA...MOVING
NORTH AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT LAUREL...WILLINGBORO...MEDFORD...LUMBERTON...FLORENCE...
BURLINGTON...MOUNT HOLLY...RIVERSIDE...JACKSONVILLE...COLUMBUS...
GEORGETOWN...JOBSTOWN...FLORENCE-ROEBLING...RAMBLEWOOD...
CINNAMINSON...EDGEWATER PARK...MEDFORD LAKES...RIVERTON...FIELDSBORO
AND NWS OFFICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH A
TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY
AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
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.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 3981 7481 4001 7501 4008 7487 4010 7484
4012 7478 4014 7473 4011 7461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 197DEG 55KT 4007 7490
$$
AMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:11 AM EST | Gale Watch | PHI | 23 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:11 AM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 57 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:11 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | PHI | 9 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:56 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 6:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 6:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:47 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.