Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2017, 6:26 AM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was in force for 34 min. 3 reports 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
- Jun 24, 2017, 6:26 AM EDT (10:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 6:27 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Deptford Twp, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jun 24, 6:28 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wenonah, NJ | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jun 24, 6:41 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pine Hill, NJ | TWO LARGE TREES DOWN |
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 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 760 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted.
885
WFUS51 KPHI 241026
TORPHI
NJC005-007-015-241100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0002.170624T1026Z-170624T1100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
626 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Camden County in southern New Jersey...
North central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
Southwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 700 AM EDT
* At 626 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
Woodbury Heights, or 7 miles southwest of Gloucester City, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
Glassboro around 630 AM EDT.
Magnolia and Turnersville around 635 AM EDT.
Lindenwold and Echelon around 640 AM EDT.
Voorhees, Berlin and Marlton Lakes around 645 AM EDT.
Chesilhurst and Atco around 650 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Laurel
Springs, Oak Valley, Runnemede, Glendora, Blackwood, Stratford, Pine
Valley, Gibbsboro, Clementon and Hi-Nella.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3973 7526 3985 7527 3986 7484 3972 7480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 269DEG 37KT 3979 7518
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
738
WWUS51 KPHI 241054
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
654 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
NJC005-007-015-241104-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170624T1100Z/
Camden NJ-Gloucester NJ-Burlington NJ-
654 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CAMDEN...NORTH CENTRAL GLOUCESTER
AND SOUTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3973 7526 3985 7527 3986 7484 3972 7480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 269DEG 37KT 3979 7484
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 28 min | |
| Jun 24, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem | 55 min |
| Jun 24, 6:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 63 min | |
| Jun 24, 6:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monmouth, Ocean | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 6:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 7:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cape May | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 58 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 7:20 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 55 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Mercer, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 66 min | |
| Jun 24, 8:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 64 min | |
| Jun 24, 8:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 4 hr |
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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.