Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2017, 12:55 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 50 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
- Jun 19, 2017, 12:55 PM EDT (16:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 1007 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
493
WUUS51 KPHI 191655
SVRPHI
PAC025-089-191745-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0037.170619T1655Z-170619T1745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1255 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 145 PM EDT
* At 1254 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Snyders, or
near Tamaqua, moving northeast 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...
Lehighton, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Nesquehoning, Brodheadsville, New
Mahoning, Gilbert, Lake Harmony, Albrightsville, Kresgeville, Sun
Valley, Jonas, Meckesville, Beltzville State Park, Blakeslee, Penn
Forest Reservoir, Christmans, Lansford, Summit Hill and
Bowmanstown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 7532 4074 7577 4081 7587 4084 7591
4096 7576 4113 7566 4112 7565 4114 7561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 230DEG 23KT 4076 7587
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRK2 follow-up statements
702
WWUS51 KPHI 191725
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
125 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
PAC025-089-191745-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170619T1745Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
125 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN CARBON AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
At 125 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beltzville
State Park, or near Lehighton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Brodheadsville, Beltzville State Park,
Gilbert, Lake Harmony, Blakeslee, Penn Forest Reservoir,
Albrightsville, Kresgeville, Christmans, Sun Valley, Jonas,
Meckesville, Effort, Trachsville, Fiddletown and Merwinsburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
In addition to large hail and damaging winds...frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember...if you can hear thunder...you are close
enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4080 7562 4091 7574 4095 7574 4112 7565
4114 7561 4090 7532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 235DEG 24KT 4087 7563
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Meola293
WWUS51 KPHI 191744
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
144 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
PAC025-089-191753-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170619T1745Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
144 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CARBON AND
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM EDT...
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 will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northeastern Pennsylvania.
LAT...LON 4080 7562 4091 7574 4095 7574 4112 7565
4114 7561 4090 7532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 230DEG 23KT 4094 7552
$$
MeolaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 21 min |
| Jun 19, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Carbon | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Lehigh | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 1:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Northampton | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Philadelphia | 22 min |
| Jun 19, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Northampton | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Berks, Chester, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Monroe, Northampton | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Northampton | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Delaware | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Bucks, Philadelphia | 51 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.