Alert archive / New Jersey / Special Weather Statements in 2017
Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2017, 5:47 PM EDT for Cape May County, New Jersey. It was in force for 13 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 14, 2017, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
County Cape May County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 908 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 959 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
779
WWUS81 KPHI 142147
SPSPHI
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
547 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017
NJZ023-024-142200-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Cape May-
547 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAPE MAY COUNTY...
At 547 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Strathmere to Cape May to Big Stone
Beach. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.
Winds up to 50 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Ocean City, Cape May, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine, Sea
Isle City, Avalon, West Cape May, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House,
Scotch Bonnet, Seaville, Diamond Beach, Green Creek, Dennisville,
Goshen, Rio Grande, North Cape May, Strathmere and Villas.
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 this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3916 7469 3908 7472 3903 7479 3899 7479
3894 7486 3893 7497 3896 7496 3897 7494
3897 7496 3901 7496 3909 7490 3916 7489
3928 7474 3926 7462 3926 7460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 297DEG 9KT 3920 7466 3896 7491 3899 7532
$$
RobertsonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 8:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 14 min |
| Jul 13, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 115 min | |
| Jul 13, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 93 min | |
| Jul 14, 7:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 11 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 53 min | |
| Jul 14, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 12 min |
| Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 3:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 4:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 57 min | |
| Jul 14, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 95 min | |
| Jul 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Jul 14, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 52 min | |
| Jul 14, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 88 min | |
| Jul 14, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 97 min | |
| Jul 14, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Chester | 62 min |
| Jul 14, 2:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 2:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Caroline | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 10:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cecil | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 12:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cecil | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cecil | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Talbot | 53 min |
| Jul 14, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cecil, Kent | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Caroline | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Queen Anne's | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Queen Anne's | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 5:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Talbot | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Caroline | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 40 min |
| Jul 13, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 9:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | New Castle | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 5:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Kent | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 5:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 6:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Sussex | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Sussex | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 60 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.