Alert archive / Maryland / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2017, 11:35 AM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 25 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
- Jul 15, 2017, 11:35 AM EDT (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 11:40 AM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Stevensville, MD | SEVERAL REPORTS OF A FUNNEL CLOUD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KPHI 151535
TORPHI
MDC029-035-041-151600-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0006.170715T1535Z-170715T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1135 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until noon EDT
* At 1135 AM EDT, a confirmed waterspout was located just offshore
over Stevensville, or 7 miles southeast of Gibson Island, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed waterspout moving onshore.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This tornado will be near...
Chester around 1145 AM EDT.
Overton around 1150 AM EDT.
Grasonville around 1155 AM EDT.
Wye Mills around 1200 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornado include Queenstown, Dominion
and Stevensville South.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3912 7625 3903 7598 3880 7617 3897 7625
3890 7625 3894 7628 3889 7629 3890 7629
3896 7631 3891 7632 3893 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 302DEG 17KT 3902 7632
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SFJ2 follow-up statements
698
WWUS51 KPHI 151549
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1149 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017
MDC041-151558-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170715T1600Z/
Talbot MD-
1149 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning is not expected
to move into Talbot County. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3912 7625 3905 7604 3887 7620 3897 7625
3890 7625 3894 7628 3892 7629 3896 7631
3891 7632 3893 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 290DEG 8KT 3899 7629
$$
MDC029-035-151600-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170715T1600Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
1149 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES...
At 1148 AM EDT, a confirmed waterspout was located just offshore over
Stevensville, or 9 miles east of Severn River, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed waterspout moving onshore.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This tornado will be near...
Grasonville and Overton around 1200 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornado include Queenstown, Dominion
and Stevensville South.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3912 7625 3905 7604 3887 7620 3897 7625
3890 7625 3894 7628 3892 7629 3896 7631
3891 7632 3893 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 290DEG 8KT 3899 7629
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SFJ219
WWUS51 KPHI 151600
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1200 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017
MDC029-035-151610-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170715T1600Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
1200 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN
KENT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3912 7625 3905 7604 3887 7620 3897 7625
3890 7625 3894 7628 3892 7629 3896 7631
3891 7632 3893 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 302DEG 17KT 3896 7624
$$
SFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 8:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Cecil | 50 min |
| Jul 15, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Queen Anne's | 24 min |
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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.