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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 6, 2017Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2017, 12:17 PM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 24 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
Apr 6, 2017, 12:17 PM EDT (16:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2017, 12:41 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1205 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

380 
WUUS51 KPHI 061617
SVRPHI
DEC001-003-MDC011-029-035-041-061700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0022.170406T1617Z-170406T1700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1217 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Kent County in central Delaware...
  Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Eastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  East central Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 100 PM EDT

* At 1216 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Griffin, or
  11 miles northeast of Easton, moving northeast at 65 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Denton and Jumptown around 1220 PM EDT. 
  Greensboro, Oakland and Ridgely around 1225 PM EDT. 
  Goldsboro and Sandtown around 1230 PM EDT. 
  Woodside, Viola, Hartly and Hazlettville around 1235 PM EDT. 
  Dover, Camden, Cheswold and Dover Speedway around 1240 PM EDT. 
  Smyrna, Clayton and Green Spring around 1245 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Kenton,
Leipsic, Chambersville, Rodney Village, Wyoming, Kent Acres, Odessa,
Templeville, Townsend and Highland Acres.

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
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3879 7602 3950 7567 3923 7538 3871 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 206DEG 62KT 3884 7587 

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

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1 follow-up statement
904 
WWUS51 KPHI 061641
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1241 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017

DEC001-003-MDC011-029-035-041-061651-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170406T1700Z/
New Castle DE-Kent DE-Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
1241 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE...
KENT...NORTHEASTERN TALBOT...EASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...CAROLINE AND EAST
CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3879 7602 3950 7567 3923 7538 3871 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 206DEG 62KT 3924 7562 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Sussex60 min
Apr 6, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex40 min
Apr 6, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Sussex53 min
Apr 6, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, New Castle64 min
Apr 6, 11:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil, Kent4 hr
Apr 6, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline31 min
Apr 6, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Queen Anne's, Talbot47 min
Apr 6, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil, Kent6 hr
Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHITalbot34 min

Nearby

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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.