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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 18, 20185 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2018, 7:30 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; Bucks County, Lehigh County, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 60 min. 6 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, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2018, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
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.
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Morristown, NJ*** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ *** UPDATED 6/27/2018: 1 PERSON DIED AND 1 OTHER PERSON CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN A TREE FELL ONTO A MOVING CAR TRAVELING ON FORD ROAD. PERSON DIED ON JUNE 22, 2018.
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Morristown, NJ*** 2 INJ *** TWO PEOPLE CRITICALLY INJURED AND TRAPPED WHEN A TREE FELL ONTO A MOVING CAR TRAVELING ON FORD ROAD
Jun 18, 8:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMorristown, NJTREES, UTILITY POLES AND WIRES DOWN.
Jun 18, 8:07 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGKingwood Twp, NJ12+ INCHES IN DIAMETER OAK TREE SNAPPED OFF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

735 
WUUS51 KPHI 182330
SVRPHI
NJC019-027-035-037-041-PAC017-077-095-190030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0037.180618T2330Z-180619T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Morris County in northern New Jersey...
  Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Southeastern Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Central Warren County in northwestern New Jersey...
  Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  East central Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  North central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 729 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from near Ogdensburg in New Jersey to near 
  Allentown in Pennsylvania, moving east at 40 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, Morristown, Somerville, Bethlehem, Bridgewater,
  Dover, Madison, Hopatcong, Forks, Middlesex, Florham Park, East
  Hanover, Lincoln Park, Bound Brook, Manville, Kinnelon,
  Hackettstown, Chatham and Boonton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is 
occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if 
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7440 4063 7442
      4042 7472 4056 7549 4112 7458 4112 7447
      4109 7450 4104 7450 4105 7445 4102 7443
      4103 7442 4100 7430 4097 7428 4090 7427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 274DEG 39KT 4107 7453 4060 7530 

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

Iovino
1 follow-up statement
767 
WWUS51 KPHI 190015
SVSPHI

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

NJC037-041-PAC077-095-190023-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-180619T0030Z/
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Northampton PA-
815 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX...CENTRAL
WARREN...EAST CENTRAL LEHIGH AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7440 4063 7442
      4042 7472 4051 7522 4063 7499 4079 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 274DEG 39KT 4104 7393 4057 7470 

$$

NJC019-027-035-PAC017-190030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-180619T0030Z/
Morris NJ-Hunterdon NJ-Somerset NJ-Bucks PA-
815 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET AND NORTH CENTRAL
BUCKS COUNTIES...

At 813 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from near Morristown to near Flemington, moving east at 40 
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Somerville, Bridgewater, Madison, Middlesex, Florham
Park, East Hanover, Bound Brook, Manville, Chatham, Morris Plains,
Mendham, Flemington, High Bridge, Clinton, Peapack And Gladstone,
Frenchtown, Lebanon, Milford and Far Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4091 7433 4086 7432 4076 7437 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4066 7445 4066 7440 4063 7442
      4042 7472 4051 7522 4063 7499 4079 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 274DEG 39KT 4104 7393 4057 7470 

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

Iovino

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren53 min
Jun 18, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex, Warren57 min
Jun 18, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon64 min
Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICarbon, Monroe44 min
Jun 18, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe50 min
Jun 18, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBerks, Lehigh64 min
Jun 18, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIBerks, Lehigh62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Jersey, 2018Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 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.