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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 13, 2017Sussex County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2017, 3:25 PM EDT for Sussex County, New Jersey. 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
Jul 13, 2017, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2017, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Sussex County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2017-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 572 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 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
572 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1449 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

379 
WWUS81 KPHI 131925
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
325 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2017

NJZ001-132015-
Sussex-
325 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2017

...A THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 324 PM EDT, a thunderstorm was located near Sussex, or 8 miles 
southeast of Montague, moving east at 25 mph.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, Branchville, Unionville, Pellettown,
Highland Lake, Vernon Valley and Hainesville.

LAT...LON 4121 7439 4120 7437 4111 7448 4116 7480
      4127 7481 4131 7458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 269DEG 23KT 4121 7467 

$$

Robertson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris53 min
Jul 12, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris28 min
Jul 13, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMiddlesex47 min
Jul 13, 3:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren114 min
Jul 13, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset50 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset55 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington40 min
Jul 13, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI62 min
Jul 13, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean7 hr
Jul 13, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer46 min
Jul 13, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean54 min
Jul 13, 5:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean3 hr
Jul 13, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI87 min
Jul 13, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer36 min
Jul 13, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic23 min
Jul 13, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean25 min
Jul 13, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI66 min
Jul 13, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington40 min
Jul 13, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer47 min
Jul 13, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean45 min
Jul 13, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI95 min
Jul 13, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI90 min
Jul 13, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden48 min
Jul 13, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIOcean35 min
Jul 13, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICumberland32 min
Jul 13, 3:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton4 hr
Jul 13, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh, Northampton45 min
Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINorthampton39 min
Jul 13, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISchuylkill37 min
Jul 13, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery36 min
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks60 min
Jul 13, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester41 min
Jul 13, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh24 min
Jul 13, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery, Philadelphia48 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery115 min
Jul 13, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester, Delaware, Montgomery35 min
Jul 13, 5:08 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBerks22 min
Jul 13, 5:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh3 hr
Jul 13, 5:26 PM EDTTornado WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery28 min
Jul 13, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware, Philadelphia45 min
Jul 13, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMontgomery39 min
Jul 13, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Montgomery46 min
Jul 13, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks34 min
Jul 13, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia41 min
Jul 13, 7:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIChester, Montgomery117 min
Jul 13, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Montgomery64 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIQueen Anne's40 min
Jul 13, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's46 min
Jul 13, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent52 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.