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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 6, 2017Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Apr 6, 2017, 2:13 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 47 min. 5 reports 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
Apr 6, 2017, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 6, 2:36 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGKent Narrows, MDTRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER
Apr 6, 2:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFairlee, MDWIRES DOWN
Apr 6, 2:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCentreville, MDSEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS QUEEN ANNES COUNTY
Apr 6, 2:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGQueen Anne, MDTREE DOWN
Apr 6, 3:04 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 604 W Sassafras, MD

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

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 12:00Z on 2017-04-06Temperature 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 243 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
459 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

057 
WWUS81 KPHI 061813
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
213 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-061900-
Kent-New Castle-Queen Anne's-Talbot-Cecil-Kent-Caroline-
213 PM EDT THU APR 6 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN NEW
CASTLE...WEST CENTRAL KENT...TALBOT...QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHERN
CAROLINE...KENT AND SOUTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTIES...

At 213 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Shady Side to 7 miles east of Breezy
Point. Movement was northeast at 60 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and dime size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Easton, Centerville, Talbot, Chestertown, Centreville, Greensboro,
Oakland, Ridgely, Rock Hall, St. Michaels, Church Hill, Cecilton,
Oxford, Millington, Sudlersville, Betterton, Goldsboro, Queen Anne,
Hartly and Old Town.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3886 7626 3886 7625 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3894 7621 3889 7629 3896 7631 3885 7637
      3884 7637 3885 7638 3894 7636 3897 7635
      3904 7631 3900 7617 3917 7628 3958 7592
      3908 7559 3866 7616 3878 7629 3867 7634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 221DEG 54KT 3884 7655 3859 7639 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
Apr 6, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem60 min
Apr 6, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Apr 6, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Apr 6, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI22 min
Apr 6, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more53 min
Apr 6, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI45 min
Apr 6, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI36 min
Apr 6, 2:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Apr 6, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem64 min
Apr 6, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Apr 6, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI51 min
Apr 6, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Monmouth, Ocean24 min
Apr 6, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Ocean49 min
Apr 6, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean4 hr
Apr 6, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
Apr 6, 4:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Apr 6, 7:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIHunterdon, Somerset3 hr
Apr 6, 11:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 1 more4 hr
Apr 6, 4:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Chester, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery and 1 more6 hr
Apr 6, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline31 min
Apr 6, 12:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot24 min
Apr 6, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Talbot40 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHITalbot34 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.