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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2017, 11:13 PM EDT for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 32 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
- May 31, 2017, 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2017, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
237
WWUS81 KPHI 010313
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1113 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017
NJZ001-007-008-PAZ062-010345-
Morris-Sussex-Warren-Northampton-
1113 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL MORRIS...
SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...WARREN...EASTERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...
At 1112 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Blairstown, or
14 miles west of Newton, moving east at 40 mph.
This storm will be near...
Millbrook, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, Flatbrookville and Great
Meadows-Vienna around 1120 PM EDT.
Greendell and Five Points around 1125 PM EDT.
Newton around 1130 PM EDT.
Stanhope and Andover around 1135 PM EDT.
Hopatcong, Mount Arlington and Lake Mohawk around 1140 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Beattyestown, Portland
and Roseto.
Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm...and may cause
ponding on roadways and poor drainage areas. Do not drive your
vehicle through flooded roadways.
Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 15 miles away from a thunderstorm. If you see
lightning or hear thunder seek a safe shelter inside a building or
vehicle.
LAT...LON 4124 7468 4077 7460 4083 7522 4093 7521
4095 7515 4097 7512 4099 7513 4104 7503
4106 7502 4109 7497 4109 7499 4110 7499
4116 7490 4119 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 260DEG 35KT 4098 7501
$$
RobertsonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Somerset | 36 min |
| May 31, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Somerset | 36 min |
| May 31, 10:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 34 min |
| May 31, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.