Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 22, 2017Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2017, 7:22 PM EDT for Burlington County, Ocean County, New Jersey. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 22, 2017, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2017, 7:56 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

480 
WUUS51 KPHI 222322
SVRPHI
NJC005-029-230015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0119.170722T2322Z-170723T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
722 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 815 PM EDT

* At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Shamong, or
  24 miles east of Gloucester City, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated and public reported. Between 630 and 700 
           PM, numerous trees down were reported in northern Camden 
           County. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Barnegat, Tabernacle, Shamong, Tuckerton, Surf City, Wharton State
  Forest, Atsion, Brookville, Warren Grove, Bass River State Forest,
  Chatsworth, Penn State Forest, Beach Haven West, Ocean Acres and
  Manahawkin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

In addition to hail and damaging winds...frequent cloud to ground 
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. 
Remember...if you can hear thunder...you are close enough to be 
struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to 
poor drainage flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7417 3955 7421 3975 7476 3979 7479
      3984 7476 3988 7465 3976 7409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 289DEG 26KT 3978 7468 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRK
2 follow-up statements
988 
WWUS51 KPHI 222342
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
742 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

NJC005-029-230015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-170723T0015Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
742 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

At 741 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Penn State
Forest, or 23 miles southwest of Toms River, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Barnegat, Tuckerton, Surf City, Warren Grove, Bass River State
Forest, Penn State Forest, Beach Haven West, Manahawkin and Ocean
Acres.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

In addition to damaging winds...frequent cloud to ground lightning 
is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. 
Remember...if you can hear thunder...you are close enough to be 
struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3961 7416 3956 7420 3955 7421 3955 7423
      3969 7459 3970 7460 3980 7454 3973 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 290DEG 26KT 3972 7450 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRK
488 
WWUS51 KPHI 222356
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
756 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

NJC005-029-230006-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0119.000000T0000Z-170723T0015Z/
Ocean NJ-Burlington NJ-
756 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3961 7416 3956 7420 3955 7421 3955 7423
      3969 7459 3970 7460 3980 7454 3973 7411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 289DEG 26KT 3968 7437 

$$

JRK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 2:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May27 min
Jul 22, 2:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Jul 22, 2:57 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICape May, Cumberland2 hr
Jul 22, 3:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI65 min
Jul 22, 10:45 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more13 hr
Jul 22, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Jul 22, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI92 min
Jul 22, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean55 min
Jul 22, 4:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Ocean115 min
Jul 22, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean34 min
Jul 22, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester55 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer3 hr
Jul 22, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Monmouth, Ocean52 min
Jul 22, 7:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more4 hr
Jul 22, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI119 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.