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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 5, 2017Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2017, 4:15 AM EDT for Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 45 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 5, 2017, 4:15 AM EDT (08:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 425 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
425 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

814 
WWUS81 KPHI 050815
SPSPHI

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
415 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2017

NJZ008-010-012>014-020-050900-
Morris-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Western Monmouth-Somerset-Middlesex-
415 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2017

...A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT 
NORTH CENTRAL OCEAN... SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS...EASTERN 
SOMERSET...MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 413 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy showers and embedded 
thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Basking 
Ridge to near Plainfield to near Millstone to near Dayton to near 
Manalapan to near Six Flags Theme Park. Movement was northeast at 35 
mph.

Local winds gusts to 35 mph are possible with this line, especially 
along the leading edge of the heavy rain.

Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Morristown, Asbury Park,
Somerset, Edison, Middletown, Old Bridge, Howell, East Brunswick,
South Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick, Marlboro, Manalapan,
Carteret, Tinton Falls, Holmdel and Madison.

Heavy rainfall is occurring with these showers and storms, and may 
cause localized flooding and will result in times of significantly 
reduced visibilities. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring. Lightning can 
strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside 
a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4028 7398 4018 7402 4010 7448 4026 7445
      4047 7459 4059 7451 4075 7457 4085 7433
      4074 7437 4067 7446 4065 7440 4060 7446
      4060 7421 4050 7428 4047 7427 4042 7401
      4043 7400 4048 7402 4048 7401 4047 7400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 228DEG 29KT 4072 7450 4063 7446 4051 7455 4040
7447 4030 7440 4012 7447

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 1:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Warren48 min
Aug 5, 3:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex58 min
Aug 5, 4:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI63 min
Aug 5, 3:24 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI12 hr
Aug 4, 11:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks69 min
Aug 4, 11:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Lehigh56 min
Aug 5, 12:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Chester, Montgomery51 min
Aug 5, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester, Montgomery46 min
Aug 5, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIChester52 min
Aug 5, 2:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia49 min

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.