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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 3, 2017Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2017, 6:54 PM EDT for Hunterdon County, New Jersey; Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 66 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
Aug 3, 2017, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Bucks County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2017-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 207 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
207 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

114 
WWUS81 KPHI 032254
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
654 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

NJZ001-009-PAZ071-105-106-040000-
Hunterdon-Sussex-Lower Bucks-Upper Bucks-Philadelphia-
654 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HUNTERDON... 
SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...CENTRAL BUCKS AND NORTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA 
COUNTIES...

At 653 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Milford to near Hatboro. Movement was
northeast at 15 mph.

Winds up to 50 mph and half inch hail are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Hackettstown, Doylestown, Byram, Hatboro, Flemington, Tinicum, High
Bridge, Clinton, New Hope, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Frenchtown,
Lebanon, Milford, Califon, Ivyland, Stockton, Willow Grove,
Lumberville and Richboro.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 4096 7476 4092 7477 4080 7487 4074 7483
      4074 7479 4038 7484 4038 7487 4035 7486
      4034 7494 4029 7487 4016 7506 4017 7508
      4006 7521 4016 7511 4024 7518 4058 7513
      4070 7501 4071 7497 4080 7488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 222DEG 13KT 4057 7509 4019 7514 

$$

CMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Aug 3, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Aug 3, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer31 min
Aug 3, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Aug 3, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem24 min
Aug 3, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean38 min
Aug 3, 5:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer4 hr
Aug 3, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington, Mercer48 min
Aug 3, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset36 min
Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBurlington39 min
Aug 3, 6:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden4 hr
Aug 3, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer55 min
Aug 3, 7:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer4 hr
Aug 3, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Mercer41 min
Aug 3, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris43 min
Aug 3, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks, Philadelphia44 min
Aug 3, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIDelaware33 min
Aug 3, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIPhiladelphia30 min
Aug 3, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh41 min
Aug 3, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh44 min
Aug 3, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh38 min
Aug 2, 8:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent37 min
Aug 2, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's34 min
Aug 3, 5:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline4 hr
Aug 3, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex21 min
Aug 3, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex33 min
Aug 3, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex45 min
Aug 3, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex49 min
Aug 3, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent, Sussex46 min
Aug 3, 3:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex4 hr
Aug 3, 4:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIKent, Sussex4 hr
Aug 3, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent29 min
Aug 3, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex25 min
Aug 3, 5:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Aug 3, 6:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex3 hr
Aug 3, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex29 min
Aug 3, 7:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex3 hr

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.