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Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 24, 2017Monmouth County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special weather statement at Oct 24, 2017, 1:04 PM EDT for Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Oct 24, 2017, 1:04 PM EDT (17:04 UTC)
Expired: Oct 24, 2017, 1:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Monmouth County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.

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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: 229 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 443 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 413 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 4.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 24, 11:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 11:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 24, 11:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1131 AM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

NJZ013-014-018>020-022-024>027-241600-
Coastal Atlantic-Northwestern Burlington-Eastern
Monmouth-Camden-Coastal Ocean-Ocean-Western
Monmouth-Atlantic-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Southeastern Burlington-
1131 AM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

...A SHOWER WILL AFFECT ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...MONMOUTH...EAST
CENTRAL CAMDEN...OCEAN AND NORTHEASTERN CAPE MAY COUNTIES...

At 1129 AM EDT, a shower was located near Chatsworth, or 23 miles
southwest of Toms River, moving northeast at 55 mph.

Winds up to 45 mph are possible with this shower.

Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Lakewood, Jackson, Barnegat,
Pleasantville, Hammonton, Beachwood, Somers Point, Ventnor City,
Brigantine, Northfield, Absecon, Tabernacle, Shamong, Margate City,
Point Pleasant Beach, Egg Harbor City and Tuckerton.

LAT...LON 4006 7412 4004 7405 3979 7410 4001 7409
      3999 7414 3999 7411 3970 7416 3971 7413
      3958 7434 3950 7429 3953 7439 3956 7441
      3942 7434 3927 7458 3979 7482 4024 7447
      4010 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1529Z 204DEG 49KT 3978 7457

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 12:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1203 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

NJZ001-008-010-012-241630-
Morris-Sussex-Somerset-Middlesex-
1203 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MORRIS...EASTERN SUSSEX...CENTRAL
SOMERSET AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 1202 PM EDT, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from near High Point to Green Pond to Cranbury. Movement
was northeast at 60 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with these showers. An isolated
lightning strike is possible.

Locations impacted include...
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Morristown, Somerville, Port Jervis,
Somerset, Edison, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, South Brunswick,
Sayreville, North Brunswick, Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Middlesex,
Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park and Bound Brook.

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4104 7450 4105 7445 4097 7428
      4090 7427 4091 7433 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4066 7440 4060 7446 4059 7428
      4060 7423 4041 7432 4028 7452 4033 7462
      4092 7460 4130 7477 4136 7470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 206DEG 50KT 4129 7469 4100 7445 4033 7451

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Local storm report, Oct 24, 12:14 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1214 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW FRANKLINVILLE      40.00N  75.14W
10/24/2017                   PHILADELPHIA       PA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE FELL ONTO CARS AND BROUGHT DOWN WIRES ON SCHILLER
            STREET.

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG KENNEDY HOUSE           40.09N  75.15W
10/24/2017                   MONTGOMERY         PA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON RICES MILL ROAD IN CHELTENHAM TWP.

0700 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE BURLINGTON TWP    40.06N  74.82W
10/24/2017                   BURLINGTON         NJ   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON MILL LANE BETWEEN OLD YORK ROAD AND
            JACKSONVILLE ROAD.

0700 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N SPRINGVILLE         39.95N  74.87W
10/24/2017                   BURLINGTON         NJ   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO WIRES ON EAYRESTOWN ROAD IN
            LUMBERTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1701649
EVENT NUMBER PHI1701650
EVENT NUMBER PHI1701651
EVENT NUMBER PHI1701652

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 12:28 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1228 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

NJZ008-010-012-241700-
Morris-Somerset-Middlesex-
1228 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN MORRIS...NORTHEASTERN
SOMERSET AND NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 1227 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Florham Park,
or near Morristown, moving north at 70 mph.

Winds up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Edison, Madison, Middlesex, Florham Park, East Hanover,
Lincoln Park, Bound Brook, Kinnelon, Chatham, Boonton, Butler,
Rockaway, Morris Plains, Mountain Lakes, Riverdale, Martinsville,
Millington, Parsippany and Pequannock Township.

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7440 4060 7446
      4059 7429 4050 7433 4061 7461 4105 7446
      4102 7443 4103 7442 4100 7430 4097 7428
      4092 7429 4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 197DEG 61KT 4080 7440

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Local storm report, Oct 24, 12:46 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1246 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LAFAYETTE               40.06N  75.27W
10/24/2017                   MONTGOMERY         PA   NEWSPAPER

            TREES DOWN ON WAVERLY ROAD AND LAFAYETTE ROAD IN LOWER
            MERION.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RADNOR STATION          40.05N  75.37W
10/24/2017                   DELAWARE           PA   NEWSPAPER

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON ITHAN ROAD AND MILL ROAD IN
            RADNOR TWP.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW TRINITY HOUSE     40.05N  75.46W
10/24/2017                   CHESTER            PA   NEWSPAPER

            TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON IRISH ROAD IN BERWYN.

0700 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTH WALES             40.21N  75.28W
10/24/2017                   MONTGOMERY         PA   NEWSPAPER

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING WALNUT STREET IN NORTH WALES. ROAD
            WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1701653
EVENT NUMBER PHI1701654
EVENT NUMBER PHI1701655
EVENT NUMBER PHI1701656

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 1:04 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
104 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

NJZ012>014-020-026-241730-
Eastern Monmouth-Coastal Ocean-Ocean-Western Monmouth-Middlesex-
104 PM EDT TUE OCT 24 2017

...A SHOWER WILL AFFECT NORTHERN OCEAN...MONMOUTH AND EASTERN
MIDDLESEX COUNTIES...

At 104 PM EDT, a shower was located over Jackson, or 12 miles
northwest of Toms River, moving north at 60 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with this shower.

Locations impacted include...
Toms River, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook,
Edison, Lakewood, Middletown, Old Bridge, Jackson, Howell, East
Brunswick, Sayreville, Marlboro, Manalapan, Carteret, Tinton Falls,
Holmdel, Red Bank and Keansburg.

This shower 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 4018 7401 3997 7419 4006 7447 4060 7436
      4061 7432 4058 7421 4050 7428 4046 7426
      4045 7413 4041 7403 4044 7399 4048 7402
      4048 7401 4044 7398 4042 7400 4042 7398
      4039 7398 4039 7401 4038 7397 4036 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 199DEG 54KT 4011 7430

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 24, 2:42 AM EDT	Gale Warning	PHI		16 hr
Oct 24, 6:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Cumberland	40 min
Oct 24, 7:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Gloucester	28 min
Oct 24, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset	30 min
Oct 24, 8:33 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	PHI	Sussex	2 hr
Oct 24, 8:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	32 min
Oct 24, 9:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Warren	33 min
Oct 24, 9:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Gloucester	31 min
Oct 24, 10:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Sussex, Warren	30 min
Oct 24, 10:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon	30 min
Oct 24, 10:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren	39 min
Oct 24, 11:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington	27 min
Oct 24, 11:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset	34 min
Oct 24, 11:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris, Somerset	34 min
Oct 24, 11:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean	29 min
Oct 24, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Middlesex, Morris, Sussex	27 min
Oct 24, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Morris	32 min
Oct 24, 2:16 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	PHI		13 hr
Oct 24, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		67 min
Oct 24, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		53 min
Oct 24, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Atlantic	34 min
Oct 24, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	PHI		67 min
Oct 24, 6:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Ocean	4 hr
Oct 24, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Ocean	32 min
Oct 24, 8:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Chester, Montgomery	23 min
Oct 24, 8:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton	32 min
Oct 24, 8:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Monroe	23 min
Oct 24, 5:54 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	PHI	Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	6 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.