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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 27, 2018Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 60 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
May 27, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 51 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2018-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 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
51 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

883 
WUUS51 KPHI 272015
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-272115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0025.180527T2015Z-180527T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
415 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 415 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dundalk on 
  the west side of the bay, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Centerville, Centreville, Rock Hall, Old Town, Grasonville,
  Stevensville, Langford, Chester, Overton, Starkey Corner, Carville,
  Hope, Queenstown, Stevensville South and Dominion.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3900 7617
      3903 7624 3909 7623 3915 7628 3924 7623
      3907 7592 3885 7620 3896 7625 3891 7624
      3893 7625 3894 7627 3893 7630 3889 7629
      3891 7630 3896 7631 3884 7637 3885 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 312DEG 14KT 3919 7638 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
616 
WWUS51 KPHI 272041
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
441 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

MDC029-035-272115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-180527T2115Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
441 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES...

At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chesapeake Bay 
off Rock Hall, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Centreville, Rock Hall, Old Town, Grasonville,
Stevensville, Langford, Chester, Overton, Starkey Corner, Carville,
Hope, Queenstown, Stevensville South and Dominion.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3900 7617
      3903 7624 3909 7623 3915 7628 3924 7623
      3907 7592 3885 7620 3896 7625 3891 7624
      3893 7625 3894 7627 3893 7630 3889 7629
      3891 7630 3896 7631 3884 7637 3885 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 312DEG 14KT 3912 7628 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 11:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot23 hr
May 27, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's4 hr
May 27, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICaroline, Queen Anne's61 min
May 27, 6:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Talbot3 hr
May 27, 7:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Talbot4 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.