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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 19, 2017Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2017, 2:57 PM EDT for Monroe County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2017, 2:57 PM EDT (18:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 3:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGEast Bangor, PASEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 11:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2017-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1007 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

978 
WUUS51 KPHI 191857
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-PAC089-095-191945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0041.170619T1857Z-170619T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
257 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  East central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 345 PM EDT

* At 256 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Delaware Water Gap to near East Bangor to near
  Bangor, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts in a few locations.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Delaware Water Gap and Delaware Water Gap around 300 PM EDT. 
  Columbia around 310 PM EDT. 
  Werry Lake and Echo Lake around 315 PM EDT. 
  Blairstown and Flatbrookville around 320 PM EDT. 
  Millbrook around 330 PM EDT. 
  Crandon Lakes and Five Points around 335 PM EDT. 
  Branchville around 340 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Shawnee, Portland, Roseto and Hidden Lake.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4111 7472 4090 7499 4077 7526 4091 7523
      4110 7505 4108 7503 4116 7490 4121 7486
      4123 7487 4124 7486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 221DEG 34KT 4094 7518 4088 7514 4083 7520 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
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1 follow-up statement
300 
WWUS51 KPHI 191915 RRA
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
315 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017

NJC037-041-PAC089-095-191945-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170619T1945Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
315 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX...NORTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST CENTRAL MONROE
AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 314 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Echo Lake to Blairstown to near Hope, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Millbrook and Flatbrookville around 320 PM EDT. 
  Five Points around 330 PM EDT. 
  Crandon Lakes around 335 PM EDT. 
  Branchville around 340 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Shawnee, Hidden Lake and Portland.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4111 7472 4090 7499 4090 7513 4094 7517
      4110 7505 4108 7503 4116 7490 4121 7486
      4123 7487 4124 7486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 234DEG 33KT 4103 7501 4097 7497 4092 7503 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe21 min
Jun 19, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon31 min
Jun 19, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks29 min
Jun 19, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe50 min
Jun 19, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh35 min
Jun 19, 1:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton4 hr
Jun 19, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks63 min
Jun 19, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks52 min
Jun 19, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton40 min
Jun 19, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks50 min
Jun 19, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia22 min
Jun 19, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton47 min
Jun 19, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton41 min
Jun 19, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe52 min
Jun 19, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery52 min
Jun 19, 3:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIMonroe3 hr
Jun 19, 3:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICarbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton3 hr
Jun 19, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester50 min
Jun 19, 3:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia3 hr
Jun 19, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHILehigh, Monroe, Northampton25 min
Jun 19, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonroe, Northampton37 min
Jun 19, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Northampton49 min
Jun 19, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery38 min
Jun 19, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIDelaware38 min
Jun 19, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia41 min
Jun 19, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Philadelphia51 min
Jun 19, 12:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex27 min
Jun 19, 2:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Jun 19, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex15 min
Jun 19, 3:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren3 hr
Jun 19, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI36 min
Jun 19, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex17 min
Jun 19, 4:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem3 hr
Jun 19, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIGloucester39 min
Jun 19, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIUnion32 min
Jun 19, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI55 min
Jun 19, 5:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset3 hr
Jun 19, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem45 min
Jun 19, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICumberland62 min
Jun 19, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI64 min
Jun 19, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more3 hr
Jun 19, 5:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean3 hr
Jun 19, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Monmouth, Ocean38 min
Jun 19, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI67 min
Jun 19, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland44 min
Jun 19, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI92 min
Jun 19, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland43 min
Jun 19, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI52 min
Jun 19, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Ocean25 min
Jun 19, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.