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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 2, 2017Cumberland County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2017, 5:11 PM EDT for Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 34 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: Aug 2, 2017, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2017, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Cumberland County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 2, 5:19 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Vineland, NJ	WIRES DOWN NEAR VINELAND. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 161 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

537 
WWUS81 KPHI 022111
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
511 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

NJZ016-017-021-022-022145-
Salem-Cumberland-Atlantic-Gloucester-
511 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN
GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

At 510 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over South Vineland,
or over Vineland, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and small hail are possible with this storm.

Frequent 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...
Vineland, Millville, Cumberland, Buena, Laurel Lake, Estell Manor,
Newfield, Mays Landing, Dorothy, Mizpah, South Vineland, Rosenhayn
and Collings Lakes.

LAT...LON 3932 7504 3934 7506 3934 7507 3935 7507
      3945 7515 3963 7493 3945 7472 3944 7473
      3944 7471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 232DEG 20KT 3943 7501 

$$

Robertson

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 12:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Mercer	4 hr
Aug 2, 12:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	29 min
Aug 2, 12:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer	38 min
Aug 2, 12:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Middlesex	4 hr
Aug 2, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	30 min
Aug 2, 1:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Morris	5 hr
Aug 2, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	28 min
Aug 2, 2:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon	4 hr
Aug 2, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Hunterdon	41 min
Aug 2, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	51 min
Aug 2, 2:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Morris	4 hr
Aug 2, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	42 min
Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	49 min
Aug 2, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	40 min
Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset	4 hr
Aug 2, 2:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Warren	4 hr
Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Monmouth, Ocean	44 min
Aug 2, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Warren	27 min
Aug 2, 2:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean	5 hr
Aug 2, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Warren	41 min
Aug 2, 3:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren	4 hr
Aug 2, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington	29 min
Aug 2, 3:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Ocean	4 hr
Aug 2, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	43 min
Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monmouth	42 min
Aug 2, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Union	39 min
Aug 2, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Middlesex	51 min
Aug 2, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex	25 min
Aug 2, 3:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset	4 hr
Aug 2, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Gloucester, Salem	39 min
Aug 2, 4:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Sussex, Warren	4 hr
Aug 2, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		60 min
Aug 2, 4:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Camden, Gloucester, Salem	4 hr
Aug 2, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cumberland	46 min
Aug 2, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Somerset	36 min
Aug 2, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Camden	42 min
Aug 2, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		60 min
Aug 2, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester	39 min
Aug 2, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Gloucester	37 min
Aug 2, 5:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem	4 hr
Aug 2, 5:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Morris	59 min
Aug 2, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		58 min
Aug 2, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		64 min
Aug 2, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		53 min
Aug 2, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cape May	38 min
Aug 2, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Philadelphia	36 min
Aug 2, 12:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	34 min
Aug 2, 12:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Monroe	4 hr
Aug 2, 12:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Carbon, Monroe	4 hr
Aug 2, 12:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	23 min
Aug 2, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Carbon	37 min
Aug 2, 12:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware	35 min
Aug 2, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Philadelphia	37 min
Aug 2, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Delaware	34 min
Aug 2, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia	30 min
Aug 2, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Bucks	39 min
Aug 2, 1:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	Montgomery	4 hr
Aug 2, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Lehigh	41 min
Aug 2, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Philadelphia	25 min
Aug 2, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery	51 min
Aug 2, 2:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Berks	4 hr
Aug 2, 2:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Bucks, Chester, Montgomery	4 hr
Aug 2, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Berks	38 min
Aug 2, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Montgomery	48 min
Aug 2, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Chester	26 min
Aug 2, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	37 min
Aug 2, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Philadelphia	50 min
Aug 2, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Kent	30 min
Aug 2, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Queen Anne's	39 min
Aug 2, 6:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	4 hr
Aug 2, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	35 min
Aug 2, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's	45 min
Aug 2, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline	47 min
Aug 2, 1:44 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	PHI	New Castle	4 hr
Aug 2, 3:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Kent	7 hr
Aug 2, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Kent	33 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.