Alert archive / New Jersey / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2017, 6:39 AM EDT for Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was in force for 36 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
- Jun 24, 2017, 6:39 AM EDT (10:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2017, 7:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 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, 6:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hightstown, NJ | WIRES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
753
WFUS51 KPHI 241039
TORPHI
NJC021-023-025-241115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0003.170624T1039Z-170624T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
639 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Mercer County in central New Jersey...
Northern Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
Southeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
* Until 715 AM EDT
* At 639 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located
along a line extending from near Yorketown to Windsor, moving east
at 35 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Long Branch, Middletown, Marlboro, Manalapan, Tinton Falls,
Holmdel, Red Bank, Hightstown, Highlands, Cranbury, Roosevelt,
Windsor, East Freehold, Robertsville, Clearbrook Park, Yorketown,
Twin Rivers, Navesink, Lincroft and Morganville.
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.
This line 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 4031 7397 4026 7408 4020 7473 4036 7438
4042 7405 4041 7398 4043 7399 4044 7398
4043 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1039Z 261DEG 32KT 4035 7436 4026 7457
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
220
WWUS51 KPHI 241108
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
708 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
NJC021-023-025-241118-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170624T1115Z/
Mercer NJ-Monmouth NJ-Middlesex NJ-
708 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...NORTHERN MONMOUTH
AND SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 AM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appear capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
are still possible with these thunderstorms.
LAT...LON 4031 7397 4026 7408 4020 7473 4036 7438
4042 7405 4041 7398 4043 7399 4044 7398
4043 7397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1108Z 261DEG 32KT 4039 7404 4030 7425
$$
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, 6:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester | 34 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.