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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 2, 2017Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2017, 9:12 PM EDT for Caroline County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. 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
Aug 2, 2017, 9:12 PM EDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2017, 9:46 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2017-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 691 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2017-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
691 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

781 
WUUS51 KPHI 030112
SVRPHI
MDC011-029-035-030200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0149.170803T0112Z-170803T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
912 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  North central Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 1000 PM EDT

* At 912 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Old Town, or
  8 miles northwest of Centerville, moving southeast at 25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Oakland, Ridgely, Rock Hall,
  Church Hill, Sudlersville, Old Town, Starr, Langford, Jumptown,
  Starkey Corner, Carville, Hope, Templeville, Barclay and Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3925 7620 3917 7575 3891 7590 3907 7623
      3909 7623 3914 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 292DEG 21KT 3914 7616 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
606 
WWUS51 KPHI 030134
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
934 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

MDC011-030144-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-170803T0200Z/
Caroline MD-
934 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAROLINE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning moved out of the 
warned area. 

LAT...LON 3916 7614 3922 7610 3921 7596 3917 7579
      3900 7593 3908 7609 3912 7611
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 292DEG 21KT 3909 7601 

$$

MDC029-035-030200-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-170803T0200Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
934 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES...

At 934 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Starkey Corner,
or near Centerville, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Chestertown, Centreville, Church Hill, Sudlersville, Starkey Corner,
Old Town, Carville, Hope, Barclay and Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3916 7614 3922 7610 3921 7596 3917 7579
      3900 7593 3908 7609 3912 7611
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 292DEG 21KT 3909 7601 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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286 
WWUS51 KPHI 030146
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
946 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

MDC029-035-030156-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0149.000000T0000Z-170803T0200Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
946 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND
CENTRAL KENT 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.

LAT...LON 3916 7614 3922 7610 3921 7596 3917 7579
      3900 7593 3908 7609 3912 7611
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 292DEG 21KT 3906 7593 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent37 min
Aug 3, 5:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.