Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2016, 3:07 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, Morris County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 38 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
- Jul 14, 2016, 3:07 PM EDT (19:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Warren County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 3:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Morristown, NJ | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN |
| Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Morristown, NJ | DOWNED AND UPROOTED TREES ON WOODLAND AVE |
| Jul 14, 3:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | Morristown Muni Airport, NJ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 468 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
930
WUUS51 KPHI 141907
SVRPHI
NJC019-027-041-141945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0097.160714T1907Z-160714T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
307 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 306 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
BEATYESTOWN... OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISTOWN...DOVER...MADISON...HOPATCONG...FLORHAM PARK...
EAST HANOVER...LINCOLN PARK...KINNELON...HACKETTSTOWN...CHATHAM...
BOONTON...WHARTON...ROCKAWAY...MORRIS PLAINS...MOUNT ARLINGTON...
MENDHAM...MOUNTAIN LAKES...STANHOPE...RIVERDALE AND NETCONG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS STORM IN HARMONY, NJ.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 7433 4083 7433 4079 7437 4076 7438
4075 7436 4072 7439 4072 7452 4076 7457
4072 7472 4072 7492 4090 7493 4092 7478
4090 7471 4095 7463 4100 7431 4097 7428
4092 7429 4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 268DEG 36KT 4082 7482
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
PO2 follow-up statements
083
WWUS51 KPHI 141926
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
326 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
NJC019-041-141935-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-160714T1945Z/
WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
326 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WARREN AND
NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA, THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.
LAT...LON 4091 7433 4083 7433 4079 7437 4076 7438
4075 7436 4072 7439 4072 7452 4076 7457
4073 7471 4079 7471 4084 7469 4090 7471
4095 7463 4100 7431 4097 7428 4092 7429
4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 268DEG 36KT 4083 7456
$$
NJC027-141945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-160714T1945Z/
MORRIS NJ-
326 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR MORRIS COUNTY...
AT 325 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VICTORY
LAKES... OR NEAR MORRISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISTOWN...DOVER...MADISON...HOPATCONG...FLORHAM PARK...
EAST HANOVER...LINCOLN PARK...KINNELON...CHATHAM...BOONTON...
WHARTON...ROCKAWAY...MORRIS PLAINS...MOUNT ARLINGTON...MENDHAM...
MOUNTAIN LAKES...STANHOPE...RIVERDALE...NETCONG AND CHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4091 7433 4083 7433 4079 7437 4076 7438
4075 7436 4072 7439 4072 7452 4076 7457
4073 7471 4079 7471 4084 7469 4090 7471
4095 7463 4100 7431 4097 7428 4092 7429
4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 268DEG 36KT 4083 7456
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
PO304
WWUS51 KPHI 141936
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
336 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
NJC027-141945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-160714T1945Z/
MORRIS NJ-
336 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY...
AT 334 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PARSIPPANY...OR NEAR MORRISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISTOWN...DOVER...MADISON...FLORHAM PARK...EAST
HANOVER...CHATHAM...
BOONTON...ROCKAWAY...MORRIS PLAINS...MENDHAM...MOUNTAIN
LAKES...VICTORY
GARDENS...PARSIPPANY...BERNARDSVILLE AND HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4083 7433 4079 7437 4076 7438 4075 7436
4072 7441 4072 7452 4076 7457 4074 7467
4078 7466 4085 7461 4088 7460 4089 7454
4090 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 268DEG 36KT 4083 7443
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
POThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Warren | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 2:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Somerset | 27 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.