Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2016, 2:46 PM EDT for Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 29 min. 6 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, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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, 2:46 PM EDT | TORNADO | Lommasons Glen, NJ | EF0 TORNADO DAMAGED A BARN AND A RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION...THERE WERE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH THE TOPS SHEARED OFF |
| Jul 14, 2:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Harmony, NJ | SEVERAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED. |
| Jul 14, 2:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | White Twp, NJ | A BARN WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH WIRES AND POLES DOWN ON ROUTE 519. |
| Jul 14, 2:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | White Twp, NJ | A BARN WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH WIRES AND POLES DOWN ON ROUTE 519. |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Washington, NJ | SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN ONTO VEHICLE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 14, 2:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Washington, NJ | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A CHURCH. 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.
| 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.
926
WFUS51 KPHI 141846
TORPHI
NJC041-PAC095-141915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0003.160714T1846Z-160714T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
246 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 246 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ROXBURG...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
EASTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WASHINGTON...OXFORD...BRASS CASTLE AND PLEASANT VALLEY AROUND 255
PM EDT. HAMPTON AND GREAT MEADOWS-VIENNA AROUND 300 PM EDT.
ALLAMUCHY-PANTHER VALLEY AROUND 305 PM EDT. HACKETTSTOWN AND
BEATYESTOWN AROUND 310 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BEATTYESTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4088 7481 4086 7480 4084 7483 4082 7483
4078 7490 4073 7495 4069 7500 4070 7501
4071 7519 4089 7517 4090 7479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 272DEG 30KT 4080 7508
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PO2 follow-up statements
770
WWUS51 KPHI 141856
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
256 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
PAC095-141906-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160714T1915Z/
NORTHAMPTON PA-
256 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4090 7479 4088 7481 4086 7480 4084 7483
4082 7483 4078 7490 4069 7500 4071 7519
4078 7517 4077 7513 4082 7508 4085 7510
4086 7505 4089 7507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 267DEG 38KT 4081 7494
$$
NJC041-141915-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160714T1915Z/
WARREN NJ-
256 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTY...
AT 256 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER OXFORD...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF EASTON...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GREAT MEADOWS-VIENNA AND ALLAMUCHY-PANTHER VALLEY AROUND 300 PM
EDT.
HACKETTSTOWN AND BEATYESTOWN AROUND 305 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BEATTYESTOWN.
LAT...LON 4090 7479 4088 7481 4086 7480 4084 7483
4082 7483 4078 7490 4069 7500 4071 7519
4078 7517 4077 7513 4082 7508 4085 7510
4086 7505 4089 7507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 267DEG 38KT 4081 7494
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PO619
WWUS51 KPHI 141909
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
309 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
NJC041-141918-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160714T1915Z/
WARREN NJ-
309 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 315
PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4090 7479 4088 7481 4086 7480 4084 7483
4082 7483 4078 7490 4069 7500 4071 7519
4078 7517 4077 7513 4082 7508 4085 7510
4086 7505 4089 7507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 272DEG 30KT 4081 7494
$$
POThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe, Northampton | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Warren | 38 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.