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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 1, 2017Chester County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2017, 4:05 PM EDT for Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 40 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
Jul 1, 2017, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Chester County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 1, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBirdsboro, PAMULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN

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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2017-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 160 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 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
160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

879 
WWUS81 KPHI 012005
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
405 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

PAZ060-101>103-012045-
Western Montgomery-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Berks-
405 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NEW
CASTLE...NORTHEASTERN CECIL...SOUTHEASTERN BERKS...WEST CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTIES...

At 404 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Denver to near Holtwood. Movement was
east at 25 mph.

Winds up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Reading, Pottstown, Coatesville, Wyomissing, Downingtown, Kennett
Square, Birdsboro, Oxford, Sinking Spring, Parkesburg, West Grove,
Wernersville, Honey Brook, Elverson, New Morgan, Glen Roy, Pughtown,
Mount Vernon, Ladenberg and Gilbertsville.

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 4036 7557 3978 7573 3972 7577 3973 7612
      3976 7606 3981 7603 3983 7604 3987 7599
      3994 7598 3995 7600 4004 7593 4011 7594
      4014 7588 4032 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 271DEG 23KT 4025 7617 3980 7630 

$$

SFJ

The office that day

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

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Jun 30, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex28 min
Jul 1, 9:48 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryPHI5 hr
Jul 1, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Warren51 min
Jul 1, 5:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Warren4 hr
Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem44 min
Jul 1, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren52 min
Jul 1, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Jul 1, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex31 min
Jul 1, 5:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester4 hr
Jul 1, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem40 min
Jul 1, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem34 min
Jul 1, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and 1 more40 min
Jul 1, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer23 min
Jul 1, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren4 hr
Jul 1, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Morris23 min
Jul 1, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester27 min
Jul 1, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
Jul 1, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Ocean29 min
Jun 30, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery51 min
Jun 30, 8:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery118 min
Jun 30, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks43 min
Jul 1, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks52 min
Jul 1, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Carbon23 min
Jul 1, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Lehigh3 hr
Jul 1, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh, Northampton49 min
Jul 1, 4:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh4 hr
Jul 1, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot33 min
Jul 1, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's67 min
Jul 1, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot27 min
Jul 1, 5:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICecil, Kent, Queen Anne's4 hr
Jul 1, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot51 min
Jul 1, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent33 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.