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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 18, 20184 counties in Pennsylvania; Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2018, 6:48 PM EDT for 4 counties in Pennsylvania; Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey. It was in force for 57 min. 5 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 18, 2018, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2018, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 6:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGStroud Twp, PATREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAYS.
Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Kalarama, NJTREE DOWN BLOCKING ALL OF BELCHER ROAD IN BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 18, 7:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGStockertown, PATREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 18, 7:33 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Hackettstown, NJTREE ONTO WIRES AND ALSO WIRES SPARKING ON MITCHELL ROAD. TIME ESIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 18, 7:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Broadway, NJTREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD NEAR 2093 ROUTE 57 IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 186 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

601 
WUUS51 KPHI 182248
SVRPHI
NJC037-041-PAC025-077-089-095-182345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0035.180618T2248Z-180618T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
648 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Northern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 647 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Alpine Mountain to near New Mahoning, moving
  east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Allentown, Easton, Newton, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Hopatcong, Forks,
  Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington,
  Blairstown, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Mount
  Arlington, Slatington and Stanhope.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4108 7503 4112 7496 4104 7455 4097 7464
      4092 7465 4090 7471 4091 7476 4088 7481
      4082 7483 4071 7497 4059 7518 4061 7520
      4060 7522 4053 7534 4069 7583 4074 7576
      4077 7581 4115 7513 4114 7508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 288DEG 29KT 4110 7514 4075 7578 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
175 
WWUS51 KPHI 182315
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
715 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

PAC025-089-182322-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180618T2345Z/
Carbon PA-Monroe PA-
715 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARBON AND
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of Carbon 
County and Monroe County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled 
for those areas.

LAT...LON 4104 7456 4097 7464 4092 7465 4090 7471
      4091 7476 4088 7481 4082 7483 4078 7490
      4071 7497 4053 7533 4069 7583 4078 7567
      4083 7538 4086 7529 4093 7522 4097 7512
      4100 7511 4104 7503 4112 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 288DEG 29KT 4104 7490 4069 7554 

$$

NJC037-041-PAC077-095-182345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-180618T2345Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Northampton PA-
715 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...WARREN...NORTHERN LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON
COUNTIES...

At 712 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from near Blairstown in New Jersey to near Northampton in 
Pennsylvania , moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Newton, Bethlehem, Hopatcong, Forks, Northampton,
Hackettstown, Wilson, Washington, Blairstown, Hellertown, Nazareth,
Bangor, Mount Arlington, Slatington, Stanhope, Pen Argyl, Netcong and
Wind Gap.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4104 7456 4097 7464 4092 7465 4090 7471
      4091 7476 4088 7481 4082 7483 4078 7490
      4071 7497 4053 7533 4069 7583 4078 7567
      4083 7538 4086 7529 4093 7522 4097 7512
      4100 7511 4104 7503 4112 7496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 288DEG 29KT 4104 7490 4069 7554 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Monroe44 min
Jun 18, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe50 min
Jun 18, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh, Northampton53 min
Jun 18, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Lehigh64 min
Jun 18, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh62 min
Jun 18, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBucks, Lehigh, Northampton60 min
Jun 18, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Bucks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery64 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2018Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.