Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 29, 20174 counties in Pennsylvania; 6 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2017, 4:20 AM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania; 6 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 40 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 29, 2017, 4:20 AM EDT (08:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-29Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 215 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

915 
WUUS51 KPHI 290820
SVRPHI
NJC005-019-021-023-025-035-PAC017-029-091-101-290900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0025.170429T0820Z-170429T0900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
420 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Mercer County in central New Jersey...
  Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
  Southwestern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
  Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 500 AM EDT

* At 419 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Souderton to near Lansdale to King Of Prussia,
  moving east at 65 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Philadelphia, Trenton, Bensalem, Ewing, Norristown, Willingboro,
  Phoenixville, Lansdale, West Norriton, East Norriton, Princeton,
  Florence, Burlington, Bristol, Perkasie, Doylestown, Riverside,
  Conshohocken, Hatboro and Souderton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

In addition to large 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 7450 4008 7455 4005 7453 4000 7456
      4007 7551 4020 7560 4037 7553 4046 7466
      4026 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0819Z 265DEG 56KT 4032 7537 4022 7532 4011 7538 

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

SFJ
2 follow-up statements
525 
WWUS51 KPHI 290834
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
434 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

PAC029-290843-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170429T0900Z/
Chester PA-
434 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4011 7450 4008 7455 4005 7453 4000 7456
      4006 7532 4040 7527 4046 7466 4026 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0833Z 265DEG 56KT 4034 7511 4024 7506 4013 7512 

$$

NJC005-019-021-023-025-035-PAC017-091-101-290900-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170429T0900Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Burlington NJ-Somerset NJ-Monmouth NJ-
Middlesex NJ-Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-Philadelphia PA-
434 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON...MERCER...NORTHERN BURLINGTON...
SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET...SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH...SOUTHWESTERN
MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...BUCKS AND NORTHERN PHILADELPHIA
COUNTIES...

At 433 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Robesonia to near Ivyland to Abington, moving east at
65 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Trenton, Bensalem, Ewing, Willingboro, Lansdale, East
Norriton, Princeton, Florence, Burlington, Bristol, Doylestown,
Riverside, Conshohocken, Hatboro, Ambler, Hightstown, Jenkintown,
Chalfont and Bordentown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4011 7450 4008 7455 4005 7453 4000 7456
      4006 7532 4040 7527 4046 7466 4026 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0833Z 265DEG 56KT 4034 7511 4024 7506 4013 7512 

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

SFJ
529 
WWUS51 KPHI 290855
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
455 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

NJC005-019-021-023-025-035-PAC017-091-101-290904-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170429T0900Z/
Hunterdon NJ-Mercer NJ-Burlington NJ-Somerset NJ-Monmouth NJ-
Middlesex NJ-Montgomery PA-Bucks PA-Philadelphia PA-
455 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON...
MERCER...NORTHERN BURLINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET...SOUTHWESTERN
MONMOUTH...SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...BUCKS
AND NORTHERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds
are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 4011 7450 4008 7455 4005 7453 4000 7456
      4006 7532 4040 7527 4046 7466 4026 7441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0854Z 265DEG 56KT 4036 7476 4026 7471 4015 7477 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 3:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks4 hr
Apr 29, 3:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton40 min
Apr 29, 3:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery39 min
Apr 29, 4:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks46 min
Apr 29, 4:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware, Philadelphia38 min
Apr 29, 4:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBucks4 hr
Apr 29, 4:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks43 min
Apr 29, 2:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington36 min
Apr 29, 4:56 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Apr 29, 4:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean49 min
Apr 29, 5:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI29 min
Apr 29, 6:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI29 min
Apr 29, 7:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2017Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.