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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 3, 2018Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT for Middlesex County, Somerset County, New Jersey. It was in force for 30 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
Aug 3, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Middlesex County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 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

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2018-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1132 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, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
732 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

686 
WUUS51 KPHI 031800
SVRPHI
NJC023-035-031830-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0067.180803T1800Z-180803T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey...
  Northeastern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 159 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Somerset, or
  over New Brunswick, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Somerset, Edison, East Brunswick, North
  Brunswick, Middlesex, Bound Brook, Manville, Colonia, North
  Brunswick Township, Society Hill, Woodbridge, South Plainfield,
  North Plainfield, South River, Highland Park, Metuchen, Dunellen
  and Milltown.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4055 7425 4051 7426 4041 7445 4052 7459
      4067 7447 4066 7445 4067 7443 4066 7440
      4063 7442 4060 7446 4061 7431 4056 7423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 227DEG 28KT 4049 7449 

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

Meola
1 follow-up statement
083 
WWUS51 KPHI 031823
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
223 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018

NJC023-035-031832-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-180803T1830Z/
Somerset NJ-Middlesex NJ-
223 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET AND
NORTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, 
heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4055 7425 4051 7426 4041 7445 4052 7459
      4067 7447 4066 7445 4067 7443 4066 7440
      4063 7442 4060 7446 4061 7431 4056 7423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 227DEG 28KT 4061 7433 

$$

Meola

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISomerset25 min
Aug 2, 10:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Somerset55 min
Aug 3, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI88 min
Aug 3, 12:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICape May43 min
Aug 3, 12:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester38 min
Aug 3, 12:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Cumberland21 min
Aug 3, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon44 min
Aug 3, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMercer46 min
Aug 3, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset48 min
Aug 3, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIHunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren63 min
Aug 3, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex38 min
Aug 3, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI20 min
Aug 3, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHICamden, Gloucester, Salem57 min
Aug 3, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISalem59 min
Aug 3, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIWarren60 min
Aug 3, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonmouth, Ocean50 min
Aug 3, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester63 min
Aug 3, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHISussex, Warren113 min
Aug 3, 7:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex, Warren4 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.